Current Cases 

These are some of the cases of interest we are currently working on:

• A.K. v. Kayak Pools - We are prosecuting a failure to warn claim against the manufacturer and installer of an above ground pool. Our 12-year-old client was visiting a friend's house and dove into the pool. She emerged paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury she sustained when contacting the pool's bottom. The manufacturer and installer did not warn against the diving or its dangers.
• J.D. v. M.W., young girl sexually assaulted by an adult male on a supervised camping trip.
• J.T. v. Chrysler LLC, paralysis suffered by a 16-year-old young man in a Jeep Wrangler whose set belt inertially unlatched during a minor automobile collision, ejecting him from his seat.
• Estate of M.R. v. Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Dr. Srinivansan, Dr. Lamba and Continental Anesthesia, Ltd., wrongful death of a 52-year-old woman cause when the anesthesiologist and surgeon did not timely intubate her in the operating room, causing oxygen deprivation and fatal brain damage.
• J.M. v. Chrysler LLC, paralysis sustained by a man who Sebring convertible rolled over. The vehicle design provided him no protection from foreseeable injuries in a low speed ¾ rollover.
• J.D. v. D.H., psychological damage suffered by four young children sexually assaulted by an 11-yearold boy who was left unsupervised by his mother even though she had been warned by others of her son’s proclivities.
• Estate of T.S. v. Baxter Healthcare Corp., Rush University Medical Center, Johnson & Johnson, et al., wrongful death of a gentleman who was undergoing stem cell injections to his heart tissue as part of an experimental study. The wall of his heart and one of its vessels was lacerated by a MyoStar injection catheter, causing his death by cardiac tamponade.
• J.S. v. MiTek Industries, Inc., traumatic amputation of a young worker’s leg when the emergency stop bar on a roof glider machine used in truss manufacturing failed to stop the glider from crushing the leg.
• E.M. v. Nissan, paralysis of a young woman cause when she was ejected from the back seat of a Nissan Altima involved in minor intersection collision. Her door opened during the impact and she was thrown to the pavement.
• Estate of J.D. v. Johnston Contractors, Inc. and Hills Crane Inspection Service, Inc., wrongful death of a worker when a crane collapsed and struck him.
• Estate of S.V. v. General Motors, Corp., wrongful death of 11-year-old girl ejected from a Chevrolet Trailblazer that rolled over. Her seatbelt disengaged during the rollover and she died of her traumatic injuries.
• Estate of S.C. v. Hogan Dedicated Services, LLC, wrongful death of a woman caused by a truck accident when a trucker left the highway due to excessive speed and inattention.

Click on the Practice Areas below to learn more...

• Automotive Defects
• Birth Injury Cerebral Palsy
• Construction Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Personal Injuries
• Sexual Assault
• Truck Accidents
• Unsafe Products
• Wrongful Death

• Bruce Pfaff recently reached a $9,000,000 settlement in a product liability case with the manufacturer of a garage door that catastrophically failed and trapped a 4-year-old boy under the door.  Read more.
• Bruce Pfaff recently co-authored an article in the CBA Record entitled, "The Right to Submit Questions to Jurors."