Kline & Specter, PC

We are proud of the relentless advocacy of our clients Jim and Evelyn Piazza and other families who have lost their sons to fraternity hazing, which culminated in the passage of a federal anti-hazing law in the US Senate and which will now likely be signed into law by President Biden. https://bit.ly/4gDJm45

Barry Magen and Jack O'Neill, with support from trial team member Kathryn Longer, obtained a $6.8 million verdict against Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and one of its physicians on behalf of a woman who died after her stomach was burned and punctured during a liver ablation procedure and the doctor failed to disclose what happened or treat her for 11 days. "This was a preventable situation that was made much worse by the doctor's failures after he caused the injury and it was important to hold him accountable."

Nadeem Bezar and Emily Marks obtained $9.3 million in settlements with a foster care agency and a Days Inn hotel for their client who was sex trafficked as a child. Emily Marks commented, "Human trafficking is dehumanizing and it's pervasive. One way to deter trafficking is to hold accountable those who allow trafficking to happen. And, that's what we did."

Nadeem Bezar and Kyle Nocho obtained an $8 million settlement against a Philadelphia-based foster care and child welfare agency in an abuse and wrongful death case involving the failure to safeguard an infant. Bezar commented, "I'm not sure I've seen a more dangerous situation with regard to domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and a long history of acting out towards children." 

Kline & Specter filed suit against L’Oreal and other beauty companies over their hair-straightening products with cancer-linked chemicals on behalf of five Philadelphia Black women. These products have been linked to an increased risk of reproductive system cancers in women and because Black women are more likely to use the products, they are at a higher risk. The lawsuits argue that the beauty companies either knew the products were linked to cancer or didn’t adequately test them for safety. Shanin Specter commented, “Either way, it appears to me that their conduct is indefensible. It’s unlawful to market a product that is not safe.” https://bit.ly/3zHfJ22

We are proud of the tireless and successful anti-hazing activism of our clients Jim and Evelyn Piazza who were featured in a front page profile article in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Congratulations to Dominic Guerrini, Patrick Fitzgerald and Mark Polin on their $7.1 million jury verdict on behalf of a woman who was left legally blind after her doctors failed to timely detect a blood clot. The trial team was supported by Angela Preston, Kat Paffett, Lori Coney and Jen Pinto. https://bit.ly/3zwkWtt

We are proud to share Shanin Specter’s essay, “What Practitioners Can Do for Law Students and What Law Students Can Do for Practitioners”, recently published in UC Law Journal. Click the link to read more. https://bit.ly/46iYeB3

Congratulations to Dave Inscho and Lorraine Donnelly on their $8 million recovery on behalf of a teenage victim of sexual abuse. “It was our honor to represent our brave client in her quest to hold Woodward Camp and its gymnastics director accountable for allegedly knowingly re-hiring a sexual predator and attempting to silence our client when she came forward about the assaults,” Inscho and Donnelly stated. https://bit.ly/3WeYNs3

Last night at the National Squash League playoff finals, Shanin Specter presented the championship trophy to New York Knights team owner Elisabeth Hill and most valuable player award to Sebastien Bonmalais on behalf of presenting sponsor Kline & Specter.