Terry L. Wade
Experience
- Practice focuses on plaintiffs' medical negligence and legal negligence, drug and medical products litigation, products liability litigation, general personal injury litigation, and insurance litigation.
Certifications
- Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Civil Litigation Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association
Other Experience
Co-developed the University of Minnesota Medical Malpractice course.
Co-professor with Donald G. Marshall, Medical Malpractice, University of Minnesota Law School, (1990-1991 and 1991-1992 academic years). Developed course curriculum with Professor Marshall.
U.S. Navy, Antarctica and Vietnam with Honorable Discharge (Active Duty 1966-1970).
Selected Results*
2008 verdict of $1,123,448 in Wisconsin against anesthesiologist for placing a neck line in the carotid artery rather than the internal jugular vein resulting in a stroke in an elderly lady.
Represented a client who suffered serious injuries after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The Minnesota Supreme Court held that hospitals owe a duty to patients to use reasonable care in granting hospital privileges to physicians. This duty exists even when the physician is not an employee of the hospital. This is the first time that an appellate court in the State of Minnesota has recognized a common law cause of action for negligent privileging.
$4,500,000 for improper augmentation of labor with Pitocin and failure to intervene timely, resulting in catastrophic brain injury with significantly impaired life expectancy.
Obtained court approval to pursue common law claim of negligent privileging against Minnesota hospital at the Minnesota District Court level, reversed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals in 2006, review accepted by the Minnesota Supreme Court in 2006, appeal now pending.
$6,500,000 settlement in interventional neuroradiology case resulting in cosmetic deformity.
$4,659,433 verdict and a settlement that will pay $65 million with normal life expectance for a brain-damaged baby.
$3,160,000 settlement for a delayed delivery of baby in distress resulting in persistent vegetative state and severely impaired life-expectancy (2004).
$3,080,000 settlement of kernicterus case from failure to treat hemolytic disease of the newborn.
$2,350,000 settlement for death of 50-year-old man from defendant's failure to follow manufacturer's safety recommendations following administration of drug.
$1,900,000 for a baby damaged from negligence at delivery.
$675,000 for a 70-year-old man who suffered injury during laparoscopic gall bladder removal.
$1 million for a 42-year-old man who died of a heart attack after being treated with antacid for chest pain.
$1.245 million for a woman who died of cervical cancer following improperly interpreted pap smears.
$1.6 million for a woman who was partially paralyzed from neurosurgical malpractice.
$1.175 million where a man lost his leg from contact with an 8,000 volt power line.
$612,000 for delayed diagnosis of breast cancer.
$1.15 million partial settlement for paralysis from improperly designed bicycle.
Recognition
Attorney of the Year**
Minnesota Lawyer (2007)
Super Lawyer**
Minnesota Law & Politics (2007)
Invited to Fellowship
American College of Trial Lawyers (2005)
The Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyers **
Minnesota Law and Politics (2005 and 2006)
Member of the Year
Minnesota Trial Lawyer Association (2003-2004) for outstanding contributions and tireless effort on behalf of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association.
Lawyer of the Year **
Minnesota Lawyer (2003)
Member of Founder’s Society, Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association
Presented on August 14, 1999, for long-standing contributions and services made to the objectives and goals of the Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association.
Millennium Lawyer Award, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.,
Presented on November 21, 2000, in recognition of contributions made to the Campaign for Legal Aid as a leader of the Urban Campaign Committee and New Markets Committee, with appreciation for dedicated commitment to providing access to justice for the disadvantaged in our community.
2003 21st Century Leadership Award
Presented by the Campaign for Legal Aid on November 25, 2003. The award honors leaders in the legal community who have provided extraordinary efforts on behalf of Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS) and Legal Aid.
Law and Leading Attorneys **
Selected for listing in Law and Leading Attorneys, Minnesota Consumer Guidebook
Who's Who in American Law **
Selected for listing in Who's Who in American Law
Memberships
American Bar Association
American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
American Board of Trial Advocates
American College of Trial Lawyers
American Association for Justice
American Society of Law & Medicine
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation
Minnesota State Bar Association
Minnesota Association for Justice (formerly Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association)
Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota
State Bar of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Association of Trial Lawyers
Hennepin County Bar Association
Ramsey County Bar Association
Civic Associations
- The Nature Conservancy
- Sierra Club
- Vietnam Veterans of America, Lifetime Member
- Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc., Campaign for Legal Aid Leadership Committee (1994-present)
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Minnesota
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude (1976)
- University of Minnesota, Duluth, B.A., summa cum laude (1973)
Books and Articles
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Does CIVJIG 91.40 Accurately Set Forth Minnesota Law
(Summer 2000)
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Pap Smears and Health Cost Containment
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
(September 29, 1999)
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Vacuum-Assisted Delivery Devices - an Under-Reported Danger
(September 3, 1999)
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Death of the Papanicolaou Smear? Future Litigation
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 180, No. 2, Part 1 (February 1999)
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Jury Questionnaire: The Mechanics
Civil Litigation News, a publication of the Minnesota State Bar Association Civil Litigation Section (January 1997)
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7 or 9: When Does the Child's Statute of Limitations Run?
Minnesota Trial Lawyer (Summer 1995)
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Trial Tactics and Considerations
Minnesota Medical Malpractice (1990)
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The Indivisible Injury: Guiding the Jury to Full Recovery
Minnesota Trial Lawyer (Fall 1988)
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Minn. Stat. §604.07: What Happened and What Happens Next?
Civil Litigation News (1988)
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Overview of Medical Malpractice Issues Trial Tactics and Considerations
Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (1983) reprinted MTLA, CLE (1984)
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Statute of Limitations: Will Minnesota Adopt the Discovery of the Injury Rule?
Minnesota Trial Lawyer (1984)
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Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life Cases: Trends and Developments
Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Health (October 1983) reprinted in Minnesota Trial Lawyer (1984)
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Arsenic Poisoning--A Case of Unpursued Test Results
Minnesota Trial Lawyer (1982)
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Res Ipsa and Malpractice in Minnesota: Recent Developments
Minnesota Trial Lawyer (April 1980)
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Recurring Areas of Legal Malpractice Litigation
Minnesota Trial Lawyer (February 1980)
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Selected Speeches
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Preparing and Winning with the Deposition
Minnesota Association for Justice, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Scheduled for May 14, 2008)
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The Patient's Lawyer: An Update for Primary Care Physicians
HealthPartners, Holiday Inn Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(September 20, 2007)
- Voir Dire Demonstration
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. Exceptional Advocates Training Program (2006) - Tort Reform, Negligent Privileging, Statutes of Repose and Other Controversial Stuff
2005 Medical Malpractice Conference, Co-Sponsored by Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (April 21, 2005) - Deposition Strategies for Defendants and Professional Fact Witnesses - Keeping the Genie Outside of the Bottle
2004 Medical Malpractice Conference, Co-Sponsored by Hennepin County Bar Association, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (June 16, 2004) - Wrongful Death Damages for the Death of a Child–the Plaintiff's Perspective
MDLA 28th Annual Trial Techniques Seminar, Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (August 15, 2003) - Medical Malpractice: Will Lightning Strike You?
Invited Continuing Medical Education Speaker, North Memorial Medical Center, Staff Physicians (September 23, 2003) - Medical Malpractice 2001 - "The Good, the Bad and the Truly Frightening," Course Chair
Sponsored by MTLA (September 21, 2001) - Plaintiff's Perspective - CIVJIG 91.40 - Accurate Statement of Minnesota Law or Not? You Be the Judge
Sponsored by Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (April 19, 2001) - Test Driving Your Case: How to Use Jury Focus Groups
Sponsored by Minnesota State Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section (February 9, 2000) - New Civil JIGS and New Special Verdict Forms
Sponsored by Minnesota State Bar Association, CLE, cosponsored by Civil Litigation Section of the MSBA, Office of Continuing Education for State Court Personnel and William Mitchell College of Law (January 20, 2000) - Test Driving Your Case: How to Use Jury Focus Groups
Civil Litigation Annual Meeting, sponsored by Minnesota State Bar Association (April 14, 1999) - The Intersection of Race & Poverty: The Impact of Bias in the Administration of Justice--Bias in the Adjudicatory Process
Second Annual Elimination of Bias CLE, sponsored by SMRLS, Campaign for Legal Aid, Ramsey County Bar Association, and RCBA Diversity Committee (November 24, 1998) - What Makes Jurors Tick?-- Cheap Focus Groups that Work
Sixth Annual Civil Litigation Institute, sponsored by Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (a division of the Minnesota State Bar Association) (October 8-9, 1998) - Traumatic Birth Injuries
Medical Malpractice Seminar, sponsored by Law & Politics (June, 1998) - Unique Settlement Presentations
Tri-State Trial Lawyers Law on the Mississippi Seminar for the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers in Cooperation with the Iowa and Minnesota Trial Lawyers Associations, LaCrosse, Wisconsin (September 13, 1997) - Settlement Strategies Updated
Course Chair, Settlement Update, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education seminar (March 14, 1997) - How to Conduct Purposeful and Strategic Depositions--Effective Use of Expert Depositions at Trial
Faculty Speaker, MSBA CLE seminar (March 12, 1997) - How to Conduct Purposeful and Strategic Depositions -- Practical Tips on How to Deal with Problems at the Deposition
Minnesota State Bar Association (March 1996) - Evaluating a Medical Malpractice Case: Taming of the Beast
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association New Lawyer Seminar (June 1995) - Medical Malpractice: Preparing You For the Future
Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, panel discussion (April 1993) - Risk Management: Taking Control of Your Practice
Guest lecturer, 9th Annual Convention of NAACOG, The Organization of Obstetrical, Perinatal and Neonatal Nurses (June 1992) - Risk Management from the Claims Perspective
Guest lecturer, Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Health Care, 22nd Annual Meeting, panel discussion (May 1992) - Causation in Medical Negligence Cases
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (March 1992) - Medical Negligence: Strategies for the 90's
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (December 1990) - Settlement Update
Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (November 1990) - Minnesota Medical Malpractice Conference
Professional Education Systems, Inc. (October 1990) - Depositions Course
Minnesota Advocacy Institute, Minnesota State Bar Association (March 1989) - Perinatal Centers: Intrauterine Injury: Is There a Bad Guy?
Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Health Care (May 1988) - Legislative Update--Discount of Future Damages-Pending Cases
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (May 1988) - Medical Negligence 1988
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (April 1988) - Top 1987 Verdicts and Settlements--B.A. v. Group Health Plan, Inc. Verdict of $4,600,000
Minnesota State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (February 1988) - Strategies for Successfully Handling Personal Injury Claims--The Role of the Economist
Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (February 1988) - Discount to Present Value
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association, Minneapolis, MN (September 1987) - Medical Malpractice in Minnesota
National Business Institute, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (June 1987) - Civil Jury Instructions--The Impact of JIG III
Minnesota Institute of Legal Education (March 1987) - Legal Aspects of Medical Practice
Visiting lecturer, University of Minnesota Medical School (March 1987) - Developments in Obstetric Malpractice
Hospital Shared Services Obstetrical Chiefs Seminar, Dallas, Texas (April 1985) - Instructing the Civil Jury with the New Jury Instruction Guide-Medical Malpractice
CLE Seminar (February 1985) Legal Issues for Obstetricians
Minnesota Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, December 1984 Effectively Preparing the Medical Negligence Case for Trial
MTLA seminar, November 1984 Legal Aspects of Labor and Delivery in Family Practice a seminar for family practice physicians
Minnesota Medical Insurance Exchange, July 1984 Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence in Complex Negligence and Product Cases
Effective Trial Advocacy, CLE accredited seminar, June 1983
Preparing and Trying a Medical Malpractice Case
CLE seminar, “Overview of Medical Malpractice Issues, Trial Tactics and Consideration,” May 1983 Written Discovery--A Plaintiff’s Perspective
CLE Seminar, November 1982 Guest lecturer, Great Plains Organization for Perinatal Health Care--an organization of obstetricians, family practitioners and obstetrical nurses, 1981 and 1983 Overview of Teratogens, DES, Progestins
MTLA seminar, The Toxicity Connection, February 1981 MTLA Case Evaluation Panels
Panel Member, 1981 to present In Depth Analysis of Medical Malpractice Cases
MTLA seminar, October 1980 Damages seminar
sponsored by MTLA, 1978
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