This case resulted in the largest medical malpractice settlement in the state of Texas in 2001. Nurses ignored fetal monitor strip warnings, all while the child’s heart rate deteriorated. The child ended up suffering profound and irreversible brain damage due to a failure to perform a timely c-section. Attorney Fees: $3,850,000 Case Expenses: $195,160.94
Jeff and his team of lawyers, accident reconstructionists and medical experts vigorously fought for this 48 year old client who was catastrophically injured in horrific truck accident. In September of 2015, an irresponsible construction trucking company’s unqualified and inattentive driver, while traveling at speeds close to 70 MPH, plowed into the rear of our client’s…
Jeff Rasansky and Rasansky | McKenzie Law was hired to represent a brain-damaged child in a case in which it was alleged that the health care providers failed to notice and respond to signs that a baby was not receiving enough oxygen in utero and further failed to timely order a C-section. Jeff’s client developed…
Ever the champion for children injured at birth, Jeffrey Rasansky achieved a multimillion-dollar settlement for a neurologically devastated child in Idaho. The precious little girl was injured as a result of a nurse-midwife’s improper maneuvers performed during labor and delivery, as well as by the failure of other nurses to act when the child’s health…
As the result of negligent care provided by the medical staff, our client’s child suffered from serious birth injuries. Born with no cardiac activity, the child was diagnosed with bilateral cerebral encephalomalacia likely due to “prior hypoxic ischemic event.” The case was settled for over $3.6 million. Attorney Fees: $1,474,000 Case Expenses: $80,871.69
Our attorneys were hired by the parents of a newborn child in Iowa who suffered a severe birth injury. The precious little boy was injured as a result of a physician’s failure to recognize non-reassuring signs during a lengthy labor and delivery, and as a result of the nurses’ failures to convey all critical information…
Jeff Rasansky was hired to pursue a birth injury claim on behalf of a child who was born with serious, life-altering birth defects. The case was eventually settled for $3 million. Attorney Fees: $1,200,000 Case Expenses: $44,754.30
In another victory for a child who has no voice of his own, Rasansky | McKenzie Law achieved a seven figure settlement for a child who, as a result of negligence by the hospital and nursing staff, was born with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and cerebral palsy. Even though the physician was in the hospital at the time of…
Our client came to us after her newborn child suffered serious injuries at birth. After an extended and difficult delivery, the child was diagnosed with acidosis, neonatal asphyxia, and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. As a result of these profound and irreversible injuries (caused by medical malpractice), the child suffered from a developmental delay. Rasansky | McKenzie Law…
Our client came to us after her newborn child suffered serious injuries at birth. After an extended and difficult delivery, the child was diagnosed with acidosis, neonatal asphyxia, and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. As a result of these profound and irreversible injuries (caused by medical malpractice), the child suffered from a developmental delay. Rasansky | McKenzie Law…
Jeff Rasansky was able to negotiate a settlement worth over $2.5 million after a obstetrician’s negligence led to serious birth injuries in a newborn child, including irreversible brain damage, cerebral palsy, and developmental delay. The child was diagnosed with intrauterine hypoxia, hypoglycemia, acidosis, seizure disorder, hypoxic encephalopathy, and spastic diplegia cerebral palsy. Attorney Fees: $849,150 Case Expenses: $74,396.80
As a result of the nurses’ failure to obtain an expectant mother’s (known) GBS status, as well as their failure to notify a physician of very ominous fetal heart tracing patterns, and their failure to discontinue pitocin, a bacterial infection passed from the mother to the child during childbirth, and ultimately seeded in the newborn’s…
Rasansky | McKenzie Law had a $1.45 million settlement on behalf of a wife and two children whose Husband/Father was taken from them due to medical negligence. The physicians and nurses failed to recognize that the local firefighter (who had fallen while hanging Holiday lights) was not a candidate for an aggressive clot-busting drug. As…
Jeff and his team of lawyers vigorously fought for the family on behalf of a victim of a gruesome accident involving a young teacher and the careless driver of a sand and gravel hauling truck. As a result of the criminally negligent conduct by the other driver, this wife and mother of three beautiful children…
The driver on an 18-wheeler truck, while admittedly distracted by a mobile phone, caused a violent collision when he rear-ended the car in front of him which was slowing for a construction zone ahead. As a result, the driver of the passenger car was killed, and his passenger (his wife) was injured. Rasansky | McKenzie…
Ever the vigilant advocate for those injured or killed as a result of reckless drunk drivers, Rasansky | McKenzie Law was hired by the family of a woman who was killed when her vehicle was struck by a speeding driver just blocks from her home. The accident was the result of the inexcusable conduct of a…
Rasansky | McKenzie Law recovered $950,000.00 for a retired Azle farmer who was horribly injured and suffered a traumatic brain injury after his vehicle collided with several cows that had been negligently allowed to roam onto a public highway in Wise County. Traveling down the dark roadway, the cows were virtually invisible until far too late. After suffering a…
Attorney Jeff Rasansky recovered $925,000.00 on behalf of an elderly nursing home resident who died after suffering a fall. Though the victim had a history of having fallen at the hospital (as well as multiple attempts to climb over the rails of her hospital bed) the nursing home staff did not assess the victim as…
Jeff Rasansky secured a $925,000.00 settlement on behalf of the estate of an elderly woman who died from sepsis while under the care of a nursing home. It was discovered that staff failed to address complications related to a Groshong catheter, and as a result, the patient’s health deteriorated and she died from septic shock….
After a child was born with serious birth injuries (and was diagnosed with respiratory failure, sepsis, and RDS), Jeff Rasansky was hired to investigate and bring a negligence claim against the hospital and delivery doctor. The case was settled for $900,000.00. Attorney Fees: $360,000 Case Expenses: $90,000
Our attorneys reached a $850,000 settlement with the defendants following the death of a welder who was electrocuted while working on location at a construction project. Attorney Fees: $340,000 Case Expenses: $81,909.84
Our law firm was hired by the wife of a deceased truck driver after he was killed in a car accident. An innocent man was driving a dump truck with a trailer full of equipment behind him as his beloved wife was following behind. On a two lane road in West Texas, the Defendant crossed…
Jeff Rasansky successfully represented the family of a 79-year-old nursing home patient who was deprived of food and water, which resulted in dramatic weight loss, dehydration, multiple urinary tract infections, and the woman’s eventual death. The case was eventually settled for $800,000.00. Attorney Fees: $320,000 Case Expenses: $50,560.52
Rasansky | McKenzie Law represented the family of a construction worker who was killed while on the job at a Texas construction site. The scissor lift in which the victim was operating collided with a forklift and fell from the roof of a structure, resulting in the man’s death. The wrongful death case was settled for…
An elderly man was paralyzed from the neck down after a local emergency room physician and physician assistant failed to read (or failed to appreciate) concerning findings on a cervical spine x-ray which had been ordered following the man’s fall at home. While other x-rays were documented as having been reviewed, the c-spine film was…
Our client was performing his job duties from an aerial lift platform when the wheel of the lift fell into an uncovered hole. As a result, the platform fell over and our client was thrown to the ground. Upon medical evaluation, the victim was found to be suffering from multiple fractures and ligament ruptures, and…
After suffering a hip fracture as the result of a nursing home fall, our client was admitted to the hospital for hip surgery. During her stay, she was permitted to fall and sustain a wrist fracture, and also developed debilitating bilateral heel pressure sores. Upon her release, she was admitted to a nursing home to…
An 81-year-old woman fell from her wheelchair while staying at an assisted living facility and was admitted to the hospital for treatment. She was diagnosed with a fractured neck of the left humerus and transferred to a rehabilitation center for continuous rehabilitation. While at the rehabilitation center, the victim developed a necrotic area to her…
After a drunk driver ran a red light and crashed into our client’s vehicle, our firm was hired to pursue compensation on the victim’s behalf. The collision impact was so great, that our client had to be extricated from his vehicle with help from the ‘jaws of life,’ and was transported to the hospital via…
Our law firm was hired to pursue a personal injury claim following a serious injury caused by an overhead door failure. As the victim attempted to close the door, the door came off its tracks and pinned the victim to the ground. As a result, the victim suffered from immense pain and suffering, partial loss…
Rasansky | McKenzie Law was hired by the son of an elderly woman who died while under the care of a Texas nursing home. During our investigation, it was discovered that the victim had died as a result of sepsis due to septic shock caused by intestinal obstruction. Although the obstruction had been diagnosed by…
As a champion for the rights of children and parents, Rasansky | McKenzie Law represented (and achieved a settlement for) the parents of a child who choked and died at a local daycare. As the child choked, the teacher did not notice what was happening until other children started poking at the unconscious child, and…
A 26-year-old female who suffered from sickle cell disease was admitted to the hospital after suffering pain, and was diagnosed with sickle cell crisis. As the result of being treated with an inappropriate amount and combination of narcotic analgesics, combined with an undiagnosed and untreated pulmonary embolism, she suffered respiratory depression and died. The case…
Following the death of her mother while in the care of a nursing home facility, our client hired Jeff Rasansky to pursue a wrongful death claim. It was discovered that the woman’s death was caused by complications related to a severe infection that she contracted at the nursing home. The nurses’ failure to treat and…
Jeff Rasansky was hired by the family of a recently-deceased nursing home resident to pursue a claim against the negligent nursing home. It was discovered that the 79-year-old victim died as a result of complications caused by overmedication. Mr. Rasansky was able to reach a settlement agreement with the nursing home for $425,000.00. Attorney Fees: $170,000…
Rasansky | McKenzie Law obtained a $325,000.00 settlement on behalf of a child who suffered severe birth injuries as a result of medical malpractice. Medical professionals were found to have acted negligently in their failure to adequately respond to fetal distress signals, resulting in permanent brain damage and the development of cerebral palsy. Attorney Fees: $140,000…
Our firm was hired to represent the estate of a 31-year-old disabled man after he died as a result of injuries sustained at an assisted living facility. Attorney Fees: $120,000 Case Expenses: $9,936.95
In this pedestrian parking lot accident case, an elderly victim was struck by a negligent driver and turned to Rasansky | McKenzie Law for help. Having suffered massive head trauma and being forced to undergo emergency surgery for his brain injury, he needed the expertise and experience that Jeff Rasansky offered in order to recover…
An elderly nursing home patient, who was known by staff to have a fall risk, was negligently allowed to fall from a chair while being transferred. As a result of the fall, the woman struck her head and eventually passed away due to chronic subdural hematomas which developed as a result of the fall. The…
After a semi truck lost control, crossed into oncoming traffic, and struck a car head-on, Rasansky | McKenzie Law was retained by the injured occupants to seek compensation from the at-fault party. The case was later settled out of court for $226,950.40. Attorney Fees: $90,780.17 Case Expenses: $3,950.34
After a semi truck lost control, crossed into oncoming traffic, and struck a car head-on, Rasansky | McKenzie Law was retained by the injured occupants to seek compensation from the at-fault party. The case was later settled out of court for $226,950.40. Attorney Fees: $90,780.17 Case Expenses: $3,950.34
Ever vigilant in their fight to help those injured by the negligence of others, Rasansky | McKenzie Law was able to recover the maximum policy limits for an young man that was struck down in the prime of his life by a driver under the influence of alcohol. As a result of criminally negligent conduct…
Rasansky | McKenzie Law brought a lawsuit against a popular daycare chain on behalf of two parents who say their son was abused by a teacher. The teacher was said to have punished their 2-year-old child (and others) by sticking him in the back and shoulders with thumbtacks and other sharp instruments. The case was eventually settled…
