Just Verdicts

By: Brendan Lupetin
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  • Your client’s been wronged, and they want justice. Just wait for the wrongdoer to accept responsibility? Yeah, right. You need answers to questions like “What really happened?” and “Why did it happen?”. And whatever bad thing happened, you want to ensure it doesn’t happen again. It takes the right strategies, tactics, and grit to get the just outcomes your clients deserve. Hosted by Pennsylvania medical malpractice attorney Brendan Lupetin, a founder of Lupetin and Unatin, Attorneys at Law in Pittsburgh, this podcast is dedicated to the pursuit of just verdicts for just cases. Each episode features in-depth interviews and discussions of cutting-edge trial strategies to equip you with the tools you need to conquer the courtroom. Interested in co-counseling, local counseling, or referring a catastrophic injury case? We’d love to work with you. Visit our attorney referral page at PAMedMal.com/Refer. We handle cases in Pennsylvania and across the United States.
    Copyright 2024 Brendan Lupetin
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Episodes
  • Inside $15M Verdict in Challenging Van Rollover Case, with Tom Bosworth and Ben Phelps

    Inside $15M Verdict in Challenging Van Rollover Case, with Tom Bosworth and Ben Phelps
    Dec 9 2024
    Tom Bosworth and Ben Phelps, of Bosworth Law, took calculated risks in their case against a staffing company and the driver it hired, who was taking employees of a potato chip factory to work when his van rolled over in a downpour. Several workers were injured or killed.They did not, for example, call an expert on economic damages. Nor did they put their clients on the stand.In this case analysis with host Brendan Lupetin, Tom and Ben outline why those strategies and others worked. The jury awarded a total of $15 million in damages to the three plaintiffs. They also detail challenges, including the staffing company filing for bankruptcy and its owner suing the insurance company, claiming fraud. Tom’s team has separate claims against the insurance company in federal court. And while they did settle with the factory, they pursued trial against the staffing company when it repeatedly refused to accept responsibility. Learn More and Connect☑️ Tom Bosworth | LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok ☑️ Ben Phelps | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Bosworth Law | LinkedIn | Facebook☑️ Brendan Lupetin | LinkedIn☑️ Lupetin & Unatin, LLC☑️ Connect: Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeEpisode PreviewBackground of Brown v. Global Solutions, in which Tom and Ben represented three victims of a rollover crash.Tom and Ben refused to give up when the insurance carrier for the staffing company that employed the van’s driver argued that its coverage included an “auto exclusion” – “which is insane because the only thing that this company did was drive people in automobiles.”The plot twist that sent Tom to bankruptcy court.How Tom and Ben...
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    56 mins
  • Chance of Life Lost; Justice Found, with Rudy Massa and Devyn Lisi

    Chance of Life Lost; Justice Found, with Rudy Massa and Devyn Lisi
    Nov 23 2024
    Cheryl Pschirer was a lifetime smoker, at the end of her working life, adult children, no surviving spouse. “So some of the facts were stacked against us,” recalls Rudy Massa. “We had to, in essence, try to make this case about something more than that, and that’s where the early detection and the lost chance of life comes in.” Rudy and Devyn Lisi took St. Clair Hospital providers to trial for their failure to inform Cheryl that an x-ray had detected a mass on her lung. She wouldn’t learn of the radiology report for seven months. Eight months later, she died of lung cancer at age 66.With host Brendan Lupetin, Rudy and Devyn discuss how they overcame defense attempts to blame Cheryl for her smoking history and arguments that, regardless of the delay, nothing would have changed the outcome for her. They read from their powerful pre-trial statement and closing. The jury responded by awarding a $750,000 verdict.Learn More and Connect☑️ Rudy Massa | LinkedIn☑️ Devyn Lisi | LinkedIn☑️ Massa Butler Giglione & Dirlam | LinkedIn | Facebook ☑️ Brendan Lupetin | LinkedIn☑️ Lupetin & Unatin, LLC☑️ Connect: Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeEpisode PreviewRudy believes the pre-trial statement should provide the judge with the essence of the story in the most economical language possible.Background of Pschirer v. St. Clair Hospital, in which 66-year-old Cheryl Pschirer died after a delayed lung cancer detection.How the “battle of the experts” turned into victim blaming because Cheryl had smoked for years.Rudy and Devyn argued that the emergency doctor and the hospital had a duty to inform Cheryl directly of the x-ray showing a mass in her lung. While the results were faxed to her primary doctor, “that duty doesn’t just go...
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Radiologist Misread Image; Patient Blinded; Jury Awards $7.1 Million, with Dominic Guerrini

    Radiologist Misread Image; Patient Blinded; Jury Awards $7.1 Million, with Dominic Guerrini
    Nov 9 2024
    Dominic Guerrini of Kline & Specter discusses the $7.1 million verdict he recently secured for a young woman rendered legally blind after a radiologist misread a CT scan image. With host Brendan Lupetin, Dominic breaks down how he managed the case with multiple defendants, why he decided not call the defendant radiologist to testify, and how consultants prepped his client for testifying. Among other strategies, they had the 23-year-old woman write a letter to younger self to prepare herself for what eventually unfolded. Dominic read the letter at trial. “It was one of the most moving pieces of evidence that I have ever had,” he says.Learn More and Connect☑️ Dominic Guerrini | LinkedIn☑️ Kline & Specter | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook ☑️ Brendan Lupetin | LinkedIn☑️ Lupetin & Unatin, LLC☑️ Connect: Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeEpisode PreviewDominic’s journey started at Kline & Specter three months into his legal career. “It’s been a wonderful ride.”The firm’s founders, Tom Kline and Shanin Specter, influenced Dominic with their own styles: Shanin taught the value of preparation; Tom taught the art of presentation.Great advice: A paralegal once suggested that Dominick smile more in the courtroom to show jurors his true self. “Years later, that has stuck with me.”Background of Mitchell v. AHN Saint Vincent Hospital, in which Dominic won a jury verdict of $7.1 million for his client who was rendered legally blind after a radiologist misread a CT scan image.How Dominic used sound bites of themes and theories for the jury to repeat so they stuck.When it came to trial, the radiologist and hospitalists threw off the gloves and the finger-pointing started. “And, obviously, when you have defendants who are pointing the finger at one another, it’s our best day.”How Dominic countered the defense “comparative fault” argument that his client...
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    1 hr and 6 mins

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