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Rubin Guttman & Associates, L.P.A. has handled serious personal injury, complex medical malpractice, and product liability litigation since 1977. Our team of highly motivated attorneys and staff with medical training, as well as a network of outside professionals in numerous medical specialties join together for your benefit. We have a widespread reputation for high quality and aggressive representation, coupled with personal attention to each client’s unique needs. Rubin Guttman & Associates wants to ensure that you are fully compensated for injuries suffered due to defective drugs, like Vioxx. If you are a victim of medical malpractice or have suffered personal injuries, please contact us for a free consultation so we can put our resources to work for you.

We're very proud that Rubin Guttman has been nominated a 2007 Ohio Super Lawyer by a poll of Ohio lawyers and Law and Politics , recognizing him as among the top 5% of Ohio lawyers in his field.

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Ohio Auto, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents
If you've been injured in an auto truck or motorcycle accident, then our Cleveland injury lawyers can help. For over 29 years Rubin Guttman & Associates has been representing Ohioans injured in car, bus, truck, and motorcycle accidents. Our experienced team of Cleveland trial lawyers and experienced support staff can marshal the resources necessary to get you what you deserve. We regularly work with accident reconstruction experts, physicians, rehab specialists, neuropsychologists, economists and vocational experts to prove our clients' injuries and damages. We are experienced Cleveland trial lawyers. Being injured in accident can change your life and that of your family. And while no amount of money can bring back a loved one or restore a lost limb, we will work aggressively to help you, as a Cleveland personal injury victim, get economically compensated for your injuries. As Cleveland injury lawyers, we're proud of the many settlements and verdicts which we have won for our clients and gratified by the way we have been able to help them live their lives with dignity and pride.

Ohio Nursing Home Abuse
At Rubin Guttman & Associates our Cleveland nursing home injury practice is devoted to protecting some of the most vulnerable members of society, Ohio nursing home patients. When we place our loved ones in Ohio nursing home we are trusting that the nursing home will provide the care that our loved ones need; that bedsores will be prevented where possible; that proper nutrition and hydration will be maintained; and that medication will be given when needed and in the proper doses. If your family member has fallen down several times at an Ohio nursing home, been hurt by the wrong medication, developed malnutrition, bedsores or other evidence of abuse or neglect, then you should contact us. When an Ohio nursing home negligently fails to meet the standard of care, the Cleveland nursing home lawyers at Rubin Guttman & Associates are the experienced advocates who will aggressively protect your family and make sure that they are compensated for any injuries caused by an Ohio nursing home's negligence.

Ohio Brain Injury
We are particularly experienced in representing Ohio brain injury victims. At Rubin Guttman & Assoc.,LPA, in our combined 40 years in practice as Cleveland brain injury lawyers we have gathered access to a team of interdisciplinary professionals including adult and pediatric neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, vocational and rehab specialists, economists and others. Oftentimes, treating medical professionals in disciplines such as general practice and orthopedics do not recognize the difficult problems encountered at work and in daily life by Ohio injury victims who have suffered head injuries and whose daily lives are impacted by the difficulties they have in doing what came so easily before the accident.

Head injuries may be visible, like when there is a skull fracture, or they may be invisible. There may be no skull fracture but there may be a subdural hematoma, or bleeding internally. This may be identified on a CT scan and may be a true medical emergency. Other times, the Cleveland accident victim has experienced closed head injuries, where the harm isn’t visible but the accident victim "just isn’t right." If your family member or you have been in an accident and you experience behavior changes, or, for example, you can't add and subtract as quickly as you used to, you may have suffered a closed head injury. Our Cleveland brain injury lawyers can often help recognize the victim of traumatic brain injury and make referrals to the appropriate medical and neuropsychological professionals so that diagnoses may be made, treatment obtained and appropriate compensation won. While no one can guarantee a particular outcome in your case, over the years, the Cleveland brain injury lawyers at Rubin Guttman & Associates have achieved significant results for victims of Ohio brain injury.

Ohio Wrongful Death
Wrongful death; the words say it all. Whether because of medical malpractice, nursing home abuse and neglect, a car accident or any kind of negligence, our Cleveland wrongful death lawyers have the experience, dedication, and perseverance to make sure that your family and you receive appropriate compensation for your loss. At Rubin Guttman & Associates, our Cleveland wrongful death lawyers will marshal a team including medical, vocational, economic ,accident reconstruction and other experts, all to prove why the tragedy happened and what damages your family is entitled to.

We have recovered millions of dollars for the families of Ohio wrongful death victims. And while past results do not reflect what may be obtained in your case, we will treat your family and you with kindness, consideration and thoughtfulness even as we do whatever it takes to get you the compensation you deserve as the survivor who brings an Ohio wrongful death claim. From beginning the probate process, through investigating your case and on through taking your case to mediation or trial, Cleveland trial lawyers of Rubin Guttman & Associates will be there for you.

Ohio Heart Attack, Stroke and Aneurysm Cases
Heart attacks, strokes and burst aneurysms are some of the most dangerous medical problems facing any of us. But their complications are often avoidable with proper medical care. Our experienced Cleveland medical malpractice attorneys and team have the dedication and know-how to help you find out whether your heart attack, burst aneurysm or stroke was avoidable with proper medical care. Complications such as paralysis.

Some of the key questions our Cleveland medical malpractice lawyers investigate as we seek to determine whether an Ohio heart attack, stroke or aneurysm was the result of medical malpractice include:

Did the victim seek medical care in a timely fashion?
Should the examining doctor have recognized the impending crisis, based upon the history, examination and test results?
Was an error committed during surgery or during the post operative recovery period?
When the patient became critical, was the proper care rendered effectively and quickly enough?
What should the doctor or medical staff have done differently?
Would anything the doctor should have done lead to a better outcome?

At Rubin Guttman & Associates our experienced Ohio medical malpractice lawyers team has handled many such cases, including the failure to timely treat a heart attack in a patient undergoing knee surgery ( resulting in a large Cleveland malpractice jury verdict); the negligent failure of medical staff to recognize post operative bleeding after a coronary bypass operation (resulting in wrongful death and a large Cleveland malpractice settlement); the failure of a primary care physician to timely diagnose a pulmonary embolism ( resulting in the wrongful death of a 42 year old woman and a large Cleveland wrongful death award); and many others.

If you have questions or concerns regarding the medical care which you or a loved one has received and want to have a free consultation with one of our experienced Ohio medical malpractice lawyers, please use the contact form on this page or call us directly. We're Cleveland negligence lawyers who will answer your questions with concern, compassion, and at no charge for our services, unless we win.

Ohio Bicycle Injury Lawyer
At Rubin Guttman & Associates, we are experienced Cleveland bicycle injury lawyers. Rubin Guttman is an avid cyclist whose advocacy for bike riding as a fun sport which promotes weight loss and cardiovascular fitness has led to his being profiled by Monica Robbins on Cleveland's WKYC-TV3. He is a participant in Cleveland's "Bike to Work Days" and charity rides as well. Rubin Guttman & Associates are Ohio bicycle injury lawyers who have represented Ohio cyclists injured as a result of motor vehicle negligence and defective or hazardous roadways, construction hazards and the like. If you have the misfortune to be injured in a bicycle accident, give us a call or e-mail us for a free consultation. We believe in Ohio bike safety and raising bicycle consciousness in Ohio motorists.

Ohio Business Litigation
Trial Lawyers! The very words are enough to raise the blood pressure of most Ohio business owners. The Chambers of Commerce tell you to hate us; the Wall Street Journal tells you we're evil; the insurance industry says we're the enemy. But whether you have an Ohio contract dispute, you're an Ohio real estate developer with a big construction defect headache, a denial of insurance coverage threatens your business, or your insurance company isn’t protecting you against a claim in excess of your policy limits, you need the Ohio business litigation team at Rubin Guttman& Associates. For over 29 years we've been the "go to" Cleveland lawyers for businesses in a legal crisis. We're Ohio trial lawyers who provide big firm quality at small firm prices. You pay for our partners' time; not twelve young associates talking to each other. We work in conjunction with your corporate counsel and work to preserve rather than disrupt existing relationships. As Cleveland business litigation lawyers, we provide legal solutions to some very thorny problems. Hourly, blended and contingent fee arrangements are available.

At Rubin Guttman & Associates, we're Ohio business litigation lawyers who have represented real estate developers, manufacturing companies, steel brokers, nursing home chains, medical and podiatric groups and service providers in disputes over cable television and eminent domain rights, insurance coverage, contract and business insurance coverage disputes. We put our expertise as Cleveland trial attorneys to work for Ohio businesses every day.

When a Cleveland area apartment owner experienced a fire which resulted in the death of a tenant whose family hired the vaunted Johnny Cochran to pursue a wrongful death claim, the Cleveland trial lawyers at Rubin Guttman & Associates were brought in to insure that the case was resolved at no cost to the owner and without any publicity.
When a large Cleveland real estate developer discovered that a whole group of homes had been defectively built by an errant subcontractor, Rubin Guttman & Associates was brought in to quickly and quietly investigate what happened. We put together a crisis management team to provide unit owners with a quick resolution, even as staff was trained to deal with the possibility that media reporters might "ambush" them with embarrassing questions. The whole process was managed in a way that minimized the client's exposure and got the homes repaired without media involvement or damage to the developer's reputation.
When a transportation company faced a claim well in excess of its $1 million insurance coverage, we represented the company against its own insurance carrier to make sure that the transportation company was insured against any uninsured exposure.
When an Ohio condominium developer found itself being sued over a series of collapsing roadways, the Cleveland business litigation attorneys at Rubin Guttman & Associates brought in engineers, soil experts and others and successfully proved that a sub- contractor had fraudulently failed to provide premium backfill, despite documentation to the contrary. The result: litigation which compelled the sub-contractor to pay for re-doing the collapsed roadway junctions at the contractor's expense, with full indemnification of our client for all costs.

When you have business litigation needs, contact the Cleveland business litigation lawyers at Rubin Guttman & Associates. You'll find that we have the depth and experience to handle your business litigation at a cost that will enable you to fight for what's right.

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