Peter A. Schmit
Selected Results*
Spinal cord injury due to surgical instrument, results in sensation and motor deficits in a 52 year old chemical engineer. No wage loss but activities of daily life affected, no offer, verdict of $1,050,000 (Fargo, ND 2007);
Wrongful death of a Wisconsin dairy farmer, failure to diagnose colon cancer, $1,400,000 recovery (2007);
Negligent read of a head CT scan leads to aneurysm rupture in a 39 year old woman, $1,500,000 (2006);
Morphine toxicity not timely recognized leads to respiratory arrest and resultant brain injury in a 70 year old woman, $1,150,000 (2006);
Forty-nine year old woman suffers nerve injury from back surgery, $925,000 (2004);
Fifty year old farmer dies during cardiac surgery, $1,300,000 (2004);
Failure to stop progression of spondylolisthesis in a 20 yr old woman resulting in lack of bowel and bladder control: $1,550,000 (2002);
Failure to diagnose coronary artery disease in a 49 year-old brick layer resulting in a heart attack, no offer-verdict: $1,314,000 (2001);
Sixty year old man dies of sepsis following urological surgery, $800,000 (2001);
Seven year old suffered Volkmann’s contracture following cast of arm fracture, $750,000 (1998);
Sixty-seven year old man suffers loss of stomach following cancer surgery, $450,000 (1998);
Fifty-six year old man died during stress test, no offer-verdict: $931,970 (1996);
Forty-two year old man died of a heart attack after being treated with antiacid for chest pain, $1 million (1996);
Forty-eight year old man dies of heart attack after risk factors and symptoms were ignored, $800,000 (1995);
Fifty-Eight year old man dies of bladder cancer, failure to diagnose and follow up on abnormal diagnostic film, $575,000 (1994);
Thirty-three year old woman died of cervical cancer following improperly interpreted pap smears, $1,245,000 (1994);
Twenty-nine year old man lost leg from contact with 8,000 volt line, $1,175,000 (1993)
Recognition
- Named a "Super Lawyer" by Minnesota Law & Politics in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 **
- Minnesota Law & Politics, "Top Ten Award" in 1996 **
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Minnesota Association for Justice (formerly Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association), Board of Governors
- Ramsey County Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
- U.S. District Court, North Dakota
- U.S. District Court, Wisconsin
Books and Articles
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Cause of Action for Negligent Credentialing
18 Causes of Action, 2d (West Group 2002)
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Tort Reform, The Jury Questionnaire and Striking
MTLA Magazine (with Daniel A. O'Fallon) (Fall 1996)
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Selected Speeches
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Medical Malpractice Conference (Co-chair)
Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, and Minnesota Association for Justice, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(April 17, 2008)
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Writing Expert Reports and Case Evaluations
The Minneapolis Chapter of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, Roseville, Minnesota
(February 28, 2008)
- Frequently lectures on the subject of medical negligence.
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