Kenneth
W. Elwood
Telephone - (973) 635-5400
Fax - (973) 635-9339
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Ken.
Designated
as a Super Lawyer
in the fields of personal injury, medical malpractice &
product liability.
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here to read about significant verdicts won by Ken.
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Ken
Elwood is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a
Civil Trial Attorney. As a Partner at Blume Goldfaden,
he handles a wide range of personal injury matters, including
medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice, products liability,
automobile and premises liability cases. Below is a sampling
of recent results.
In
the Winter of 2008, Ken represented the Estate of a 35 year
old immigrant worker from the Dominican Republic who died after
he had a siezure which was mismanaged by both police and the
EMTs who responded. Ken obtained a $2,000,000.00 settlement
with the Township of Bloomfield.
In
the Winter of 2007, Ken secured a $1.1 million dollar jury verdict
for our client, a 42 year old man who was involved in a head
on collision after being cut off by a car exiting a gas station.
The man sustained a tibial plateau fracture to his right leg,
which necessitated two surgeries to repair.
In
February of 2006, Ken represented a 38 year old father of 2, who
was involved in a significant head on motor vehicle collision
with an SUV which crossed the center median. The accident
resulted in significant orthopedic
injuries and cognitive impairment. The case settled at mediation
for 1.85 million dollars.
In
January 2006, Ken represented a 57 year old man who suffered a
stroke arising out of a failure to timely diagnose and treat bacterial
endocarditis stemming from a strep infection. This medical
malpractice case settled at trial for 1 million dollars.
In
April 2006, Ken handled a Nursing Home Malpractice case involving
several falls by a 96 year old nursing home resident that resulted
in a fractured hip. The Home had failed to properly assess
the resident and take appropriate interventions that would have
prevented the falls. The case settled prior to trial for
$300,000.00.
A
graduate of Seton Hall University (J.D. 1984), Ken is a member
of the American Trial Lawyers Association, and the Morris, Essex
and Hudson County Bar Associations. He is a Trustee and Counsel
for Voices for Patient Protection, a non-profit organization whose
mission is to preserve and protect the legal rights of victims
of medical malpractice. Ken also serves as a judge for the
Seton Hall Law School Appellate Advocacy Program, and is counsel
to Consumers for Civil Justice, a coalition of several consumer
advocate organizations whose goal is to inform and protect the
rights of New Jersey consumers. Ken was recognized with
an award for Meritorious Public Service for his work while serving
on the Supreme Court's District Ethics Committee.
Ken
joined the firm in 1993, and is admitted to practice in New Jersey,
California, and the Federal Court for the District of New Jersey.
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