Posted on Oct. 29 2015 in Firm News
Often, past events have a profound impact on future plans, even when those events don’t necessarily seem all that tragic at the time. So is the case with this year’s winner of the Meinhart Smith & Manning PLLC Scholarship, Alexander Turner, who is determined to turn the misfortune of family members into a driving force to pursue legal justice for all. Motivated by Tragedy Turner, who hails from Africa but has deep family roots in Brazil, experienced his first brush with personal injury as a high schooler when his cousin was accidentally electrocuted. His cousin, who resided in Brazil, was playing soccer when he touched a live, exposed electrical wire.
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Posted on Apr. 28 2015 in Firm News
Meinhart, Smith, and Manning associate Ethan T. Manning was named in the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 for 2015. The National Trial Lawyers is a professional organization composed of top trial attorneys. Top 40 Under 40 membership is by invitation only and is restricted to just 40 attorneys in each state. Invitees have demonstrated superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership. Selections are determined by a multi-phase process including peer nominations and third-party research. Membership is granted exclusively to trial attorneys representing civil plaintiffs or criminal defendants. Ethan has been practicing law in Kentucky since 2006. He has represented clients throughout the state in motor vehicle accident, medical malpractice, and
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Posted on Sep. 18 2014 in Firm News
When our law firm asked scholarship applicants to write an essay about how medical malpractice or injury from negligence affected their lives, the response was overwhelming. Among the applications submitted, one stood out. April Liwanag told the story of how physician overconfidence led to a delayed diagnosis when her mother contracted breast cancer. April, a student at Michigan State University College of Law, was awarded the 2014, Meinhart Smith & Manning, PLLC Scholarship to continue her studies. The $1,000 scholarship was designed to support those who’ve been directly impacted by a serious injury and who are motivated to help others. Ms. Liwanag clearly recognizes the dual role injury attorneys have. Getting
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Posted on Aug. 25 2014 in Case Results & Settlements,Firm News
Chris Meinhart of Meinhart Smith & Manning recently helped win a $7.44 million jury verdict for the family of a young mother who died after doctors failed to diagnose a severe urinary tract condition. Twenty-seven-year-old Jessica Butler was 19 weeks pregnant when she went to the emergency room at Baptist Hospital East, complaining of abdominal pain. Nurses consulted with her ob-gyn and sent her home with medication for a urinary tract infection. She was never examined by a doctor. When Jessica’s condition worsened the next day, she returned to the hospital and was diagnosed with urosepsis – a serious condition in which a urinary tract infection spreads to the blood. During emergency
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