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In two separate incidents, women died of cervical cancer after their doctors repeatedly failed to diagnose them. Lawsuits were brought against the HMOs and they were ultimately settled for $6.3 million and $3.5 million. These cases eventually led to criminal charges against the medical laboratory. Patrick Dunphy represented one of the plaintiffs who eventually…

In our final video about the O’Donnell Park case, attorney Al Foeckler describes why cases like this one are the reason he became a lawyer.

In the first of four short videos about the O’Donnell Park case, attorney Al Foeckler discusses the initial reactions he and his client had after the verdict was read.

A jury Thursday found Advance Cast Stone mainly responsible for the accident at O’Donnell Park that killed a 15-year-old boy and injured two others. »Read Full Article

A jury Thursday found Advance Cast Stone mainly responsible for the accident at O’Donnell Park that killed a 15-year-old boy and injured two others, and awarded $39 million in damages to them and Milwaukee County.Read the full story here…

O’Donnell foremen give conflicting testimony on panel installation  Two cousins who worked on the O’Donnell Park construction gave conflicting testimony Tuesday about the installation of heavy concrete panels including the one that fell from the structure three years ago. Two cousins who worked on the O’Donnell Park construction gave conflicting testimony Tuesday about the…

Official tells O’Donnell jury he doesn’t recall change in panel work   A key employee on the O’Donnell Park garage construction said Monday he didn’t remember ever hearing about a change in the method of attaching concrete panels to the building. A key employee of the project manager on the O’Donnell Park garage construction…

O’Donnell Park Garage Accident Haunts Father From JSOnline October 16, 2013: A man who witnessed the deadly 13-ton concrete panel falling from O’Donnell Park in 2010 and its bloody aftermath said Wednesday the accident had devastated his family and left him feeling guilty, fearful and angry. Steve Wosinski described a chaotic scene, as he turned around…

Witness to the O’Donnell Park tragedy tells of rushing to aid victims amid chaos.  Fom JSOnline October 17, 2013: An eyewitness to the 2010 O’Donnell Park fatality said Thursday she watched from across Lincoln Memorial Drive as a huge concrete slab broke loose and fell, then she ran to aid the survivors in the chaotic aftermath….

Patrick O. Dunphy was invited by Marquette University Law School to teach a class in advanced Torts.  The presentation by Mr. Dunphy dealt with current practical issues in the day to day practice of personal injury law.  His discussion included legislative changes in the law of products liability, joint and several liability, the collateral…