Dani Alexis Ryskamp, J.D.

Attorneys at The Shields Law Firm recently secured a $2.5 million award for a client who was injured in fall down broken steps at her rental unit. Although the landlords presented a sympathetic image to the jury, the plaintiff’s attorneys…

The Facts of the Case The case arises from events surrounding the birth of the plaintiff. The child’s mother, who was carrying twins, was considered a high-risk pregnancy because of the twins and because she had placenta previa, a condition…

What Happened in the Penn Medicine Case? The family of a young boy brought the case against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, commonly known as Penn Medicine. Their lawsuit claimed that in 2018, Penn Medicine failed to perform…

The Facts of the Case  The case began with the infant’s birth in 2016. During labor, the child’s mother received Cervidil, a medication designed to promote “cervical ripening.” Cervidil is given vaginally to soften the cervix to help labor and…

The term “pain and suffering” encompasses both physical pain and mental or emotional anguish. Often, physical pain and mental distress are connected. Limitations from chronic pain after an injury, for instance, may cause distress, anguish, depression, fear, and other burdensome…

A San Diego jury recently awarded $46 million to a man who suffered a spinal cord injury during a Brazilian jiu-jitsu lesson, leaving him a quadriplegic. Although martial arts are generally considered “assumed-risk” activities, expert testimony helped the jury distinguish…

A recently-signed Florida law seeks to discourage insurance litigation by imposing several new standards and limits. The bill’s supporters claim that its provisions will reduce frivolous lawsuits, protecting businesses and individuals. Opponents, however, note that the bill’s provisions protect insurance…

To win a case, a litigator chooses strategies and tactics that fit the particulars of the situation and the outcome the litigator seeks to achieve. Here are three proven trial strategies that played out successfully for attorneys who deployed them…

A U.S. Judicial Conference Advisory Committee recently proposed a rule change that would require attorneys to notify opposing counsel before using illustrative aids at trial. The rule is receiving pushback from attorneys, who testified to the committee that it would…

A Baltimore jury awarded $229 million to a child born with permanent brain damage and her mother, in what the plaintiff’s attorneys say is the largest medical malpractice verdict ever recorded in the United States. Maryland’s medical malpractice damages caps…