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Ratkowitz, John J.

Name:Ratkowitz, John J.
Practice In: Accident & Injury ,Malpractice ,Medical Malpractice ,Personal Injury ,Lawsuit & Dispute ,Litigation ,Real Estate ,Construction
Law Firm: Starr, Gern, Davison & Rubin, P.C.
Location:105 Eisenhower Parkway Suite 401
Roseland, NJ 07068
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Fax: 973-226-0031
http://www.starrgern.com
 

I am a Trial Lawyer focusing on medical malpractice and complex tort litigation. I have repeatedly been selected as a Super Lawyer in the area of medical malpractice litigation. I am a Lifetime Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. I am on the Editorial Board of Medical Malpractice Law and Strategy and I publish extensively in the areas of medical malpractice, complex tort litigation and patient safety. Types of cases I have litigated include:

  • Confidential settlement while on trial on behalf of a 28-year-old man who suffered peroneal nerve damage due to swelling inside a cast following knee surgery.
  • $3.9 million dollar settlement at trial on behalf of two ironworkers injured when they were thrown to railroad tracks after general contractor failed to follow its own safety procedures. (November 2009).
  • Confidential medical malpractice settlement at trial in case filed on behalf of 14 year-old resident of Livingston, New Jersey who received negligent orthopedic surgery of the left elbow. (October 2009).
  • Confidential medical malpractice settlement on behalf Cedar Grove, New Jersey, resident injured by negligent spinal surgery. (February 2009).
  • Confidential medical malpractice settlement on behalf of stroke victim who lost vision as a result of drop of blood pressure during spinal surgery. (September 2008).
  • $1 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of infant suffering traumatic birth injury as a result of inadequate response to ominous fetal monitoring strips. (September 2008).
  • $300,000 settlement on behalf of 20-Year-Old Somerset, New Jersey, resident injured in an automobile accident. (September 2008).
  • $375,000 settlement during trial on behalf of a 17-year-old girl sexually assaulted at high school. (June 2008).
  • Confidential medical malpractice settlement during trial on behalf of resident of Monroe Township, New Jersey whose doctor negligently failed to diagnose bacterial endocarditis.  (February 2008).
  • $850,000 settlement on behalf of Sayreville, New Jersey, resident requiring spinal surgery following automobile accident. (December 2007).
  • $2.6 million jury verdict on behalf of resident of West Caldwell, New Jersey, man requiring lumbar disc surgery following automobile accident. (January 2007).
  • Confidential medical malpractice settlement on behalf of estate of pediatrician who died following negligent failure to diagnose breast cancer (Co-counsel to Amos Gern) (August 2005).
  • $210,000 settlement on behalf of Monmouth County, New Jersey woman sustaining trimalleolar fracture of the left ankle. (April 2005).
  • Confidential medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a New Providence, New Jersey resident who lost vision following heart surgery. (Co-counsel to Amos Gern) (April 2005).
  • $145,000 medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a Jersey City, New Jersey woman who underwent negligent cosmetic surgery. (December 2008).
  • $600,000 medical malpractice settlement following two days of trial on behalf of resident of New Egypt, New Jersey who suffered vision loss following negligent retinal surgery. (Co-counsel to Amos Gern)(June 2003).
  • $675,000 settlement on behalf of ironworker suffering multiple spinal fractures. (Co-counsel to Amos Gern) (October 2001).
  • $1.2 million medical malpractice verdict following negligent stenting procedure. (Co-counsel to Amos Gern) (June 2001).
  • $450,000 settlement for New York resident requiring spinal surgery following automobile accident. (June 2001).
  • $486,348.95 settlement for Oxford Township, New Jersey man requiring spinal surgery following automobile accident. (March 2001).
  • $20.5 million dollar medical malpractice verdict for patient blinded in one eye following negligent retinal surgery. (Co-counsel to Amos Gern) (March 2000).
  • September 1994 through September 1995. Law Clerk, Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County.

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