406-523-2500 EMAIL US Medical Malpractice Defense Home › Practice Areas › Medical Malpractice Defense Experience matters. We’ve represented thousands of health care providers, in virtually every medical specialty, before the Montana Medical Legal Panel and in state and federal courts. That’s why we fully understand the gravity of a medical malpractice claim and its impact on the career of a health care professional, as well as the future of the provider’s organization. With a smart strategy and a strong track record of success in medical malpractice defense, we can help. Medical Malpractice Defense Representation before the Montana Medical Legal Panel Early mediation Malpractice defense litigation in court Licensing claims Representation of medical professionals before state licensing boards Verdicts/Montana Supreme Court Decisions Defense Verdict for Health Care Provider Plaintiff alleged that that our client failed to diagnose a very rare osteosarcoma, resulting in a delay in diagnose and ultimately death. We contended that at the time the patient saw our client, the mass on the patient’s foot was entirely consistent with a benign ganglion cyst and that the imaging and physical appearance of the mass revealed no characteristics of cancer. Our client recommended removal of the mass, however, the patient failed to return to see our client for additional care. We also argued that the specific type of cancer was exceedingly rare and unusually aggressive and the alleged 6-month delay in diagnosis would not have changed his outcome. Plaintiff demanded $1.6 million. VERDICT: Defense Verdict. A Great Falls jury found that our client was not negligent. On appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed the jury verdict and upheld the District Court’s decision. Defense Verdict for Health Care Provider Defense Verdict for Health Care Provider Court Rules in Favor of Defense, Supreme Court Affirms Lower Court Decision GLR Attorneys Practicing Medical Malpractice Defense Justin K. Cole Partner Elizabeth Lowrance Hausbeck Partner Peter J. Stokstad Partner Leah T. Handelman Associate Elijah L. Inabnit Associate Jennifer L. Swajkoski Associate Raven D. Venegas Associate Scalable legal counsel Use only what you need, when you need it. As your needs change, you’ve got a team of attorneys—in almost every area of law—ready to jump in as needed. Let us take it from here. 406−523−2500 LAW PAY PORTAL | STAY IN TOUCH ©2021 by Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Site Map | Disclaimer