Mike Wright has tried lawsuits throughout the State of Alabama and the southeast for 27 years. He is a senior partner with the firm. Practice Mike's practice is devoted entirely to civil litigation and has included matters involving professional medical liability, product liability, medical device litigation, pharmaceutical liability, corporate litigation, insurance declaratory judgment litigation, bad faith litigation, fraud, contractual litigation and other forms of professional liability litigation, including the representation of architects and engineers. Mike has tried more than 100 complex civil litigation cases to a jury verdict. Highlights * Obtained a defense verdict in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama for an orthopedic surgeon charged with placing a plate directly over a patient's radial nerve during an open reduction and internal fixation procedure performed to treat the patient's severe humeral fracture. * Obtained a defense verdict in a wrongful death case alleging that a cardiothoracic surgeon negligently cut the subclavian artery during cardiac bypass surgery. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of an anesthesiologist in a case arising out of a cervical epidural block which led to a spinal cord injury. * Recently obtained a defense verdict for an OB/GYN in case involving improper conduction of electricity/heat to patient's tissue during a LEEP. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of an emergency room physician in a wrongful death case alleging negligent failure to diagnose an arteriovenous malformation within the brain. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a certified registered nurse anesthetist in a case alleging negligent failure to appropriately follow manufacturer recommendations in administering Trasylol through a peripheral IV. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of an anesthesiologist and CRNA in a case alleging that negligent administration of oxygen resulted in a surgical fire during a tonsillectomy for a four-year-old patient. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a family medicine specialist in a wrongful death case alleging negligent failure to appropriately follow a pericardial effusion. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of an emergency room physician in a case involving the death of an infant following evaluation and discharge from the emergency room. * Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a general surgeon in a case alleging negligent failure to detect bowel injury and negligent failure to surgically repair a fistula. * Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a radiologist in a suit alleging negligence in the failure to properly interpret the progressive worsening of a moderate subarachnoid hemorrhage in two CT scan studies. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a hematology oncology specialist in a case involving chemotherapy overdose. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of two anesthesiologists in a pediatric death case involving tracheal rupture associated with intubation. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an anesthesiologist in a case involving paralysis following the administration of a cervical epidural block. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an OB/GYN specialist in a case involving complications of twin pregnancy and cerebral palsy. * Obtained a directed verdict in favor of a hospital in a death case involving administration of medication not intended for a patient. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an internal medicine physician in a case involving prescription of pain medication/suicide. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a hospital in an infant death case involving complications of meningitis. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an orthopedic surgeon in a case involving rupture of popliteal artery during arthroscopic surgery. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of a general surgeon in a case involving transected common bile duct during cholecystectomy. * Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an orthopedic surgeon in a death case involving sepsis and postoperative wound infection. Honors And Awards Mike serves as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Additionally, he is a frequent speaker on topics of litigation, including healthcare law and institutional liability for catastrophic injuries to athletes. Mike was selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America®, 2008-2012. Community Involvement Mike has served two terms as President of the Epilepsy Board of North & Central Alabama. He is currently Chair of the Pre-Law Advisory Board for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a supporter of the United Way and the Bridge's Foundation. He is frequently involved in youth sports as a basketball coach and baseball coach in community recreational leagues. Reported Cases Johnson ex rel. Estate of Darnell v. Brookwood Medical Center, 946 So. 2d 849 (Ala. 2006). Chapman v. Smith, 893 So. 2d 293 (Ala. 2004). East Alabama Behavioral Medicine, P.C. v. Chancey, 883 So. 2d 162 (Ala. 2003). Rivard v. University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C., 835 So. 2d 987 (Ala. 2002). Sullivan v. Mihelic, 808 So. 2d 6 (Ala. 2001). Ex parte Thorn, 788 So. 2d 140 (Ala. 2000). Poole v. Gonzalez, 782 So. 2d 777 (Ala. 2000). Mutual Assur., Inc. v. Chancey, 781 So. 2d 172 (Ala. 2000). Ex parte Flynn, 776 So. 2d 99 (Ala. 2000). Bethel v. Thorn, 757 So. 2d 1154 (Ala. 1999). Thomas v. Ekambaram, 706 So. 2d 1245 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997). Mihelic v. Sullivan, 686 So. 2d 1130 (Ala. 1996). Jefferson Clinic, P.C. v. Mixon, 684 So. 2d 127 (Ala. 1996). Williams v. Spring Hill Memorial Hosp., 646 So. 2d 1373 (Ala. 1994). Reed v. Brookwood Medical Center, 641 So. 2d 1245 (Ala. 1994). Applin v. Consumers Life Ins. Co. of North Carolina, 623 So. 2d 1094 (Ala. 1993). Roberts v. Hutchins, 613 So. 2d 348 (Ala. 1993). Levesque v. Regional Medical Center Bd., 612 So. 2d 445 (Ala. 1993). Williams v. Tanner, 607 So. 2d 171 (Ala. 1992). Alabama Hosp. Ass'n Trust v. Mutual Assur. Soc. Of Alabama, 538 So. 2d 1209 (Ala. 1989). Abernathy By and Through Abernathy v. Brookwood Health Services, Inc., 534 So. 2d (Ala. 1988). Gallups v. Cotter, 534 So. 2d 585 (Ala. 1988). Welch v. Houston County Hosp. Bd., 502 So. 2d 340 (Ala. 1987). Henley v. Pizitz Realty Co., 456 So. 2d 272 (Ala. 1984). Williams v. First City Nat. Bank of Oxford, 448 So. 2d 344 (Ala. 1984). Guthrie v. Bio-Medical Laboratories, Inc., 442 So. 2d 96 (Ala. 1983). Henson v. Estes Health Care Center, Inc., 439 So. 2d 74 (Ala. 1983). Related News 1/27/2012, Wright, Bates and DeBuys Prevail in Nursing Home Malpractice Arbitration 9/1/2011, Sixteen Starnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 4/25/2011, Wright & Hines Obtain Defense Verdict for Orthopedic Surgeon 2/8/2011, Wright & Hines Obtain Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Case in Mobile County 12/16/2010, Garton, Wright & MacKenzie Obtain Defense Verdict in Med Mal Trial 9/3/2010, Wright and Trimm Obtain Defense Verdict on Behalf of Ob/Gyn 8/7/2010, Sixteen Starnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2011 5/8/2010, Wright & Trimm Prevail in Wrongful Death Case 3/23/2010, Wright & Newton Obtain Defense Verdict in a Wrongful Death Case 3/17/2010, Wright and Trimm Obtain Defense Verdict in Favor of Anesthesiologist & CRNA 3/17/2010, Wright and Trimm Obtain Defense Verdict in Favor of Nurse Anesthetist 11/2/2009, Wright & Newton Obtain Defense Verdict for Family Medicine Specialist 8/5/2009, Fourteen S&A Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2010 5/15/2009, Wright & Trimm Obtain Defense Verdict in Eight Day Trial 5/14/2009, Wright & Newton Obtain Defense Verdict in Favor of General Surgeon 3/12/2009, Wright and McAninch Secure Defense Verdict in Radiology Case 9/22/2008, Twelve S&A Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2009 9/6/2007, Ten S&A Lawyers Listed in Best Lawyers of America 2008. |