The Case We Had to Take: A $6.5M Med Mal Win, with Meryl Poulin and Ben Gideon

About this episode

Ben Gideon and Meryl Poulin discuss their $6.5 million medical malpractice verdict for a client paralyzed due to delayed surgical care.

Host Ben Gideon invites co-counsel Meryl Poulin to break down their $6.5 million med-mal verdict on behalf of a client who was paralyzed after a 20-hour delay in surgical care for cauda equina syndrome. With host Rahul Ravipudi moderating the conversation, Ben and Meryl explain why cauda equina syndrome cases are notoriously difficult to win and why they put their client, who has developmental disabilities, on the stand despite these challenges. They wanted the jury to fall in love with him. They did. Learn More and Connect ☑️ Meryl Poulin | LinkedIn ☑️ Ben Gideon | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram ☑️ Gideon Asen on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Rahul Ravipudi | LinkedIn | Instagram ☑️ Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP on LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram ☑️ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Produced and Powered by LawPods Sponsored by SmartAdvocate , Hype Legal , Expert Institute , and Steno .

People in this episode

Host: Ben Gideon

Guest: Meryl Poulin

Topics covered

• medical malpractice
• legal verdict
• cauda equina syndrome
• jury dynamics
• client advocacy

Keywords

• medical malpractice
• cauda equina syndrome
• jury
• verdict
• client advocacy

Sponsors

SmartAdvocate, Hype Legal, Expert Institute, Steno

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP

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