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
  • $9.1 Million Verdict for Estate of Golf Pro Killed During Storm, with David Kwass

    $9.1 Million Verdict for Estate of Golf Pro Killed During Storm, with David Kwass
    Oct 23 2024

    When David Kwass represented the estate of a golf pro who was killed during a fierce storm that swept through the Philmont Country Club, he faced at least three significant hurdles. Was Justin Riegel’s infant, born out of wedlock to Justin’s girlfriend, really his heir? Who was Justin’s employer? And was an “act of God” responsible for the storm?

    But the biggest question David faced was how could an 83-foot-tall, 36,000-pound tree – the tree that killed Justin when it toppled onto a cart storage building where he was sheltering during the storm – be both healthy and hazardous?

    Tune in as David joins host Brendan Lupetin for a behind-the-scenes look at how he navigated all these challenges to secure a $9.1 million verdict.

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    • David’s focus on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and construction accidents, especially those involving a crane or large equipment tipping over.
    • When he worked on the defense side, David was a “square peg in a round hole.”
    • Background of Hannon v. Concert Golf Management, in which David represented the estate of golf pro Justin Riegel, who was killed when a tree fell at the club where he worked.
    • David’s legal theory in the case: The tree that fell during the storm should have been removed before the storm hit and the club’s weather preparedness program should have been more robust.
    • The issue that a focus group outlined and that David hadn’t expected: Was Justin Riegel the father of his girlfriend’s infant, born just weeks after the accident?
    • The other complicating issue: Who actually controlled the club where the accident occurred?
    • How David’s team prevailed on the issue of who employed Justin Riegel.
    • Was the storm that felled the tree an “act of God”? David’s team prevailed in getting “act of God” off the verdict form.
    • The biggest problem: The tree was healthy. How to convey that a tree can be both healthy and a hazard?

    Ready to refer or collaborate on med mal, medical negligence, and catastrophic injury cases? Visit our attorney referral page at PAMedMal.com/Refer. We handle cases in Pennsylvania and across the United States.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • $1.5M Verdict in Challenging Nursing Home Death Case with Reza Davani

    $1.5M Verdict in Challenging Nursing Home Death Case with Reza Davani
    Oct 9 2024
    Despite challenges including an absent plaintiff, an expert witness’ last-minute withdrawal, and a death certificate identifying Covid as the cause of death, Reza Davani secured a $1.5 million verdict for pain and suffering. In this conversation with host Brendan Lupetin, Reza shares how he exposed the nursing home’s negligence that led to the death of a patient – not from Covid, but rather from staff’s failure to properly turn the patient in his bed, which caused pressure wounds. Reza discusses how he centered his strategic opening and closing on principles of right and wrong and how he trusted the jury to use their common sense when presented with the facts. Learn More and Connect☑️ Reza Davani | LinkedIn | Phone☑️ KBA Attorneys | LinkedIn | Instagram | X☑️ Brendan Lupetin | LinkedIn☑️ Lupetin & Unatin, LLC☑️ Connect: Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeEpisode PreviewReza’s path from mass torts to lead exposure to his current focus: nursing home cases.Why Reza enjoys mining documents to secure victory in nursing home cases How documents often reveal the true story that Reza wants to tellHow Reza ensures that the defense steps on its own landminesBackground of Nelson Anderson v. Alice Manor, in which a jury awarded Reza’s client $1.5 million for pain and suffering based on the death of a patientReza’s litany of woes: the death certificate that identified Covid as the cause, the out-of-state plaintiff who couldn’t attend trial, the lack of pictures of the injury, the wound expert who failed to showHow Reza leveraged staff’s assessments that proved the patient was in painReza’s strategy of giving the jury the facts, and letting them use their common senseThe question Reza asks himself when crafting his opening: DoI have an explanation for what happened and why? If he doesn’t, “the story sucks.”Why Reza focuses his closing on what is right and wrong rather than evidenceReady to refer...
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    53 mins
  • “Invisible injuries” lead to $15 million verdict, with Dan Purtell

    “Invisible injuries” lead to $15 million verdict, with Dan Purtell
    Sep 23 2024
    Almost 6,000 pounds of copper wire falls on a railroad electrician, causing debilitating personal injuries. Defendant Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority admits liability. The catch? The injuries aren’t clearly visible, and the defense leans into this. How does the plaintiff’s lawyer convey the catastrophic extent of the injuries to the jury and go on to win a $15 million verdict?In this episode of Just Verdicts, Daniel Purtell, founding partner of McEldrew Purtell, tells host Brendan Lupetin how he did just that, using the defense’s strategy against it to prevail.Tune in as Brendan and Daniel discuss how to frame the jury’s damages paradigm and reframe the defense’s surveillance video theory. They also share strategies for harnessing the power of focus groups and offer a bonus mini masterclass on building a firm business for maximum growth.Learn More and Connect☑️ Daniel Purtell | LinkedIn☑️ McEldrew Purtell | LinkedIn | Facebook |X| Instagram☑️ Brendan Lupetin | LinkedIn☑️ Lupetin & Unatin, LLC☑️ Connect: Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTube☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeEpisode PreviewDaniel’s mini masterclass on turbocharging a personal injury firm’s growthHow Daniel uses referrals, and just referrals, to grow his firmThe power of delegating to add value to the practiceBreaking down the firm’s $15 million win for William Meszaros against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) How Daniel conveyed the severity of a non-diagnostic injury to carry the dayTurning around the defense’s attempt to use surveillance videos to show the plaintiff was uninjured by juxtaposing it against all the dead footage conveying that plaintiff was incapacitated Using the “Man in the Black Suit” argument model effectively at...
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    57 mins

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