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About Spangenberg Shibley & Liber

Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP is a Cleveland-based plaintiff's firm founded in 1946 by Craig Spangenberg. The firm handles medical malpractice, personal injury, civil rights, class actions, and product liability cases, and has recovered over $1 billion in compensation for clients across Ohio and the country.

Proven verdicts and settlements won by Spangenberg Shibley & Liber

A federal jury found CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart liable for creating an opioid public nuisance in northeast Ohio, leading to a $650 million abatement judgment, the first of its kind against pharmacy chains in U.S. history.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (Judge Dan Polster), Cleveland · 2022Product LiabilityRead the full story →

Hours before opening arguments in the first federal opioid bellwether trial, Cuyahoga and Summit counties in Ohio secured a $260 million settlement from distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson, plus manufacturer Teva.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Cleveland (MDL 2804) · 2019Product LiabilityRead the full story →

A Hamilton County jury returned a verdict of nearly $28 million against Utilimap Corp. after the firm's inspectors skipped a rotted utility pole that collapsed and killed Duke Energy lineman Keith Jester in 2014.

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio · 2017Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$550,000Verdict

A window washer for Euclid Cleaning Contractors fell thirty feet to his death while cleaning windows at a Cleveland-area high school when a cotton safety strap made in 1962 broke. His widow sued the employer for an intentional tort, and a Cuyahoga County jury returned a $550,000 verdict in 1994. The Eighth District affirmed in 1995.

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Cleveland, Ohio · 1994Workplace InjuryRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

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$60.7 Million Settlement for Child Left with Brain Injury After Touching Downed FirstEnergy Power Line
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Friedman Domiano & Smith
$3.5 Million Verdict for Chemical Plant Worker Burned by Formic Acid
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Michael Hill Trial Law
$26 Million Verdict for Blind Nursing Home Resident Who Aspirated, Then Waited 42 Minutes for Ambulance
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The Law Offices of Tim Misny
Semi Jackknife on Black Ice Kills Ronald Alleman; Misny Wins Settlement Including Trucking Safety Changes

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Attorneys at Spangenberg Shibley & Liber

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