Bordas and Bordas | Behind The Shield

1358 National Road
Wheeling, WV 26003

304-242-8410

106 East Main Street
St. Clairsville, OH 43950

740-695-8141

526 7th Street
Moundsville, WV 26041

304-845-5600

One Gateway Center
18th Floor, West Wing
420 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

412-502-5000

©2017, Bordas and Bordas
888-4-JUSTICE | bordaslaw.com



PREFACE

Established in 1985, Bordas & Bordas has forged a reputation
as one of the premier personal injury firms in the region. Our
founding partners, Linda and Jim Bordas, are passionate
advocates for the injured and are joined by a team of dedicated
attorneys and legal professionals.

As a nationally recognized personal injury firm, Bordas & Bordas
has been featured on television and in print media nationwide.
We have the necessary resources to handle complex personal
injury cases including catastrophic injury and wrongful death.
We pride ourselves in providing personalized, responsible,
and attentive service to every client.

Above all else, the attorneys and staff at Bordas & Bordas
apply Christian values to the pursuit of justice for our clients.
We are active in the community in which we both work and
live and we fully support community partners who strive to
help those less fortunate members of our surrounding areas.

Bordas & Bordas has grown to seventeen attorneys and
over twenty staff members. The firm is one of the largest
plaintiffs firms in the state of West Virginia, serving clients
on a local, regional and national level. Throughout the years,
Bordas & Bordas has established a proven record of success
helping the insured and mistreated in West Virginia, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania.

THE SHIELD

The Bordas & Bordas coat of arms represents much
more than the firm itself. Each of the four quadrants
making up the shield represents a principle that
Bordas & Bordas embodies, bound together by
Christian principles illustrated in the cross dividing
the quadrants.

Experience. Family. Community. Results.

QUADRANT ONE

EXPERIENCE

JIM BORDAS

Partner

A trial lawyer for 40 years, Jim Bordas founded Bordas &
Bordas with his wife, Linda, in 1985. Over the course of his
career, Jim has obtained outstanding results in virtually
every area of tort law. Major verdicts and settlements in
cases of product liability, medical malpractice, chemical
exposure, lender liability, bad faith insurance, nursing home
abuse, bad faith insurance practices, workplace injuries
and wrongful death have been his calling card. Record
setting awards for Jim’s clients include a $50,000,000
verdict in 2002 that remains one of the largest ever
awarded against a nursing home corporation. Jim and his
cases have been featured on national television on both
60 Minutes and Inside Edition.

Jim has received numerous awards and recognition for
prowess in the courtroom, but remains most proud of
his recognition from his fellow trial lawyers, and of the
extensive charitable work the firm’s success has enabled.
Jim continues to be active not only in all aspects of the
firm’s traditional practices, but also in expanding its scope
to business cases, mineral rights disputes, class actions
and other complex litigation.

LINDA BORDAS

Partner

Linda Bordas founded Bordas & Bordas with her husband,
Jim, when she joined his practice upon graduating from
law school in 1985. She had previously worked as a
pharmacist and immediately applied her background to
become one of West Virginia’s most successful medical
malpractice attorneys. Linda obtained numerous major
verdicts and handled appeals that expanded the rights of
patients and especially the families of children who were
injured or killed as a result of negligence.

Linda has handled cases involving orthopedic surgery,
internal medicine, surgery, radiation oncology, pediatrics,
cardiology and cancer treatment. Extraordinary
preparation and dedication to protecting her clients was
her calling card. Linda’s mission as a litigator is not only to
do justice for her seriously injured clients, but also to make
West Virginia and Ohio a safer place by holding physicians
and hospitals to accepted standards of professional
practice.
Linda is a member of the West Virginia Association for
Justice. She is a member of the Board of Governors of that
organization and has been past member of the executive
committee. She is a member of the West Virginia State Bar
Association, Ohio State Bar Association and the American
Association for Justice. Linda has lectured in the areas of
medical malpractice and trial practice in general.

Linda and Jim have two sons, Jamie and Ben, and seven
grandchildren.

SCOTT S. BLASS

Partner

Scott Blass, a West Virginia Super Lawyer and West Virginia
Association for Justice Member of the Year Award Winner,
has been litigating complex civil cases for over 25 years. He
has obtained seven-figure verdicts on behalf of his clients in
diverse areas of the law, including verdicts of over $4 million
in a product liability case, $8 million in an auto accident case,
$1.4 million in an insurance bad faith case, and $5.7 million in
a medical malpractice case. Scott is a Past President of the
West Virginia Association for Justice. He has been recognized
as one of the foremost insurance bad faith and insurance
coverage lawyers in West Virginia

Scott joined the law firm of Bordas & Bordas in 1992 after
working for five years as an insurance defense attorney and
becoming a partner at his previous firm while also gaining
valuable trial experience working as an assistant prosecuting
attorney in Ohio County, West Virginia for two years.

In his career at Bordas & Bordas, Scott has handled hundreds of
cases representing individuals who have suffered catastrophic
injuries and damages including individuals exposed to toxic
chemicals, individuals victimized by medical malpractice,
individuals severely injured or killed in truck and automobile
collisions and individuals victimized by defective products.
Scott regularly handles cases involving insurance bad faith,
insurance agent negligence and insurance coverage issues.
He is frequently called upon to lecture to other lawyers in
these areas of the law. Scott has served as lead trial counsel
in over three dozen jury trials in counties throughout West
Virginia and Ohio.

Scott lives in the Arbordale neighborhood of Wheeling
with his wife, Kathy. The Blasses have two sons and two
grandchildren.

JAMIE BORDAS

Partner

The firm’s managing partner, Jamie Bordas spearheads
Bordas & Bordas’ operations across multiple states and
jurisdictions. An extremely accomplished litigator, Jamie
has concentrated on the negotiation and resolution of the
firm’s most complex and significant cases, including mass
tort settlements of $36,500,000 and $18,500,000 and
single plaintiff settlements reaching over $18,000,000. He
has also handled numerous jury trials when defendants
declined to settle, including a verdict of over $11,500,000
in an insurance bad faith case in Belmont County that was
ultimately affirmed on appeal.

Jamie works on cases involving diverse areas of law,
including insurance bad faith, toxic torts, personal injury,
medical malpractice, oil and gas cases, business litigation
and more. He has frequently been invited to speak to
groups of attorneys on techniques applicable to the
negotiation, mediation and resolution of cases as a result
of his reputation for getting the best possible settlements
for his clients. Jamie has led the firm’s expansion into the
Pittsburgh and the rest of Western Pennsylvania and the
opening of the firm’s Gateway Center offices.

Jamie also hosts a weekly television program called the
Jamie Bordas Show on WTRF 7 in Wheeling. He is married
to the former Stacy Contraguerro, also an attorney at the
firm. They live in Wheeling with their five children.

CHRISTOPHER J. REGAN

Partner

Chris Regan focuses his practice on high-stakes litigation
and jury trials. He has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts
in cases of medical malpractice, nursing home abuse,
workplace injury, deliberate intent, fraud, and wrongful
death. He has also taken a leading role in the firm’s mass
tort practice, handling cases with total recoveries well over
$50,000,000. Chris also focuses on cases involving litigation
misconduct and fraud by defendants and their legal counsel
and has obtained default judgments and awards of monetary
sanctions against misbehaving litigants.

Chris was the firm’s first lawyer licensed to practice in
Pennsylvania and his work has included appellate work in
the highest courts of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
He has successfully handled federal court appeals in the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Chris has frequently spoken at seminars and CLEs about
a variety of legal topics. He has received the West Virginia
Association for Justice’s Member of the Year Award for his
work advocating on behalf of ordinary people victimized by
corporate misconduct in the legal and political arenas.

Chris remains most proud of a case that did not involve a
single dollar, but rather a court order that allowed a leukemia
patient to receive a bone marrow transplant that had been
denied by her insurance carrier. Though previously given
just months to live, the transplant was successful and added
years to his client’s life.

Chris is a graduate of the Notre Dame Law School where
he served on the Law Review and won the moot court
competition. He is the 1993 National Champion in Lincoln-
Douglas debate. Chris lives in Triadelphia, W.Va. with his wife,
Hilary, and their two daughters.

GEOFFREY C. BROWN

Partner

At Bordas & Bordas, Geoff concentrates his work on the
firm’s complex litigation and medical malpractice cases.
He has obtained major jury verdicts not only in medical
malpractice, but also in cases of stockbroker negligence,
workplace injury, and wrongful death. Geoff has earned a
reputation for comprehensive preparation and attention
to detail in theses demanding areas of law. Geoff also
works in Bordas & Bordas’ business litigation department
and has handled multi-jurisdictional contract disputes
involving Fortune 500 companies and representation
of individuals before the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel.
Geoff is a member of the American Association for
Justice, the West Virginia Association for Justice, and the
Ohio Association for Justice. He is active in advancing the
development of the legal profession, including through
publication in scholarly journals of the law and service
with the Ohio Association for Justice.

Geoff graduated from the United States Military Academy
at West Point in 1994. While at West Point, Geoff received
the prestigious Commandant’s Wreath for excellence in
academics, military, and physical achievement. Upon
graduation, Geoff received his Bachelor of Science degree
in economics and was commissioned in the United States
Army as a Field Artillery officer. Geoff served our country
overseas during the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia in
1994 and completed his military service in 1997. Geoff lives
in Wheeling with his wife Beth and their four children.

John Artimez Stacy Contraguerro Bordas Jason Causey

Jodi Wood Cunningham Sharon Eubanks Jeremy McGraw

ASSOCIATE
ATTORNEYS

Laura Pollard Tyler Smith James Stoneking

Maggie Tague Zak Zatezalo Attorney

Attorney

OUR PRACTICE AREAS

At Bordas & Bordas, we stand up for the rights
of individuals. Whether you are the victim of a
personal injury accident, workplace discrimination
or consumer fraud, our attorneys are here to
protect your rights. Our attorneys have the
knowledge and resources to help you pursue full
and fair compensation for your medical bills, wage
loss, pain and suffering and other losses. We
have extensive experience representing clients
throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania
and are prepared to help you pursue a favorable
outcome for your legal matter.

PERSONAL INJURY

Bordas & Bordas’ personal injury practice
includes major verdicts and settlements
across a wide variety of practice areas.
Bordas & Bordas has tried and won jury
verdicts in cases involving car, truck and
motorcycle wrecks, defective cars and trucks,
gas explosions, electrocutions and a range
of premises liability as well as a variety of
workplace injuries. If an injury has occurred
as a result of the careless or negligent actions
of another person, business or organization,
consider pursuing compensation for your
losses. Damages for a personal injury may
include medical bills, wage loss, pain and
suffering, and other hardships. The attorneys
at Bordas & Bordas have successfully handled
numerous personal injury lawsuits and know
how to obtain results.

MEDICAL CONSUMER
MALPRACTICE PROTECTION

Bordas & Bordas has significant experience Bordas & Bordas handles complex consumer
handling medical malpractice cases for clients protection cases for clients throughout the
throughout the region. Medical negligence region. While it may seem daunting to face
can include birth injuries, cerebral palsy, a large company, having an experienced
brachial plexis injuries, hospital negligence, attorney on your side can even the playing
emergency room errors and misdiagnosis field. The firm has the resources to take on
along with pharmaceutical, surgical and large companies and are committed to using
anesthesia errors. If you or a loved one has the legal process to protect consumers who
suffered due to malpractice, our attorneys can have been harmed by unfair, deceptive and
help you seek compensation for your losses. abusive business practices. Our lawyers can
When an unexpected death or serious injury help you understand and protect your rights
results from inappropriate medical care, a and are committed to helping our clients
consultation with an attorney experienced in obtain justice and compensation for the
this area is warranted. wrongs that have been done to them.

NURSING HOME OIL AND GAS
NEGLIGENCE RIGHTS AND
AND ABUSE INJURIES

Bordas & Bordas has had a particular focus on Natural gas drilling in the Marcellus and
cases involving mistreatment and malpractice Utica shale formations has transformed the
toward our most vulnerable citizens in nursing region economically, but with that come
homes. Bordas & Bordas obtained a landmark legal issues that range from nuisance claims
$50 million verdict in Meredith v. Health Care and mineral rights disputes, to environmental
Retirement Corp. of America, which remains contamination. Safety can also be an issue
one of the largest wrongful death verdicts, with regard to truck accidents, worker injuries
if not the largest, ever returned in the state caused by exposure to toxic chemicals
of West Virginia. Nursing home neglect can and explosions at the wellhead or while
take many forms. Common examples of transporting gas. To protect your rights as
injuries in nursing homes include: bedsores; a property owner or as a person employed
restraint injuries; dehydration/malnutrition; in the industry, it’s important to seek legal
falling and wandering off injuries; medication advice from an experienced lawyer. Natural
errors; physical abuse; and failure to assist gas drilling operations are noisy, dangerous
in personal hygiene. In many cases, nursing places for gas workers as well as people who
home injuries are the result of understaffing live near them. If you have been injured by
and inadequately trained employees. drilling activities, you may be entitled to full
and fair compensation for everything you
have lost.

MESOTHELIOMA
AND ASBESTOS

Bordas & Bordas has handled a wide variety
of toxic tort cases, particularly those involving
exposure to cancer-causing asbestos.
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer
caused by asbestos exposure. Most people
who are diagnosed with mesothelioma have
worked in occupations where they inhaled
or ingested asbestos fibers such as shipyard
and automotive workers and those employed
in the heating and construction industries.
Oftentimes, workers would unknowingly
bring home asbestos fibers on their work
clothes and, tragically, family members are
also at risk for developing mesothelioma.
Bordas & Bordas has a significant track
record of obtaining favorable results against
companies that exposed their workers and
their families to the hazards of asbestos.

BANK / LENDER
MISCONDUCT

State and federal laws are designed to
protect consumers from the misleading and
fraudulent practices of unscrupulous lenders.
Our lender liability practice is committed to
protecting borrowers from predatory lending
practices by unscrupulous loan officers. At
Bordas & Bordas, we represent the rights
of investors and borrowers throughout
the region. Predatory lending refers to a
wide range of practices. Some are clearly
illegal. Some are legal practices intended
to manipulate or misuse the situation of the
borrower.

DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS

When using a product in a work setting or leaking hoses, leaking tanks or defective
at home, there is trust that the product is connectors; flammable consumer products
reasonably safe — or that a warning of potential lacking proper warning labels; auto defects
danger would be evident. Unfortunately, such as faulty seat belts; defective medical
that is not always the case and people are devices and dangerous children’s toys. In these
injured or killed every day by products that cases, the companies that make, sell or install
are defective or contain inadequate warnings. these products may be held accountable. The
Some examples of product liability include, attorneys at Bordas & Bordas have a track
but are not limited to electrical surges from record of successful outcomes for our clients
power companies; industrial equipment; gas in product liability cases, including several
explosions caused by defective control valves, multimillion-dollar settlements and verdicts.

INSURANCE MISCONDUCT

Our attorneys at Bordas & Bordas have pay, life, health or disability insurance policies;
extensive experience and much success and failure to handle claims fairly, reasonably
prosecuting bad faith insurance practice claims. and promptly. Insurance companies are
Inappropriate insurance company conduct can required by law to handle claims in good faith.
include delayed settlement; refusal to make When policy claims are denied without reason
a reasonable settlement offer; denied claims or settlements are delayed unnecessarily, a
without reasonable justification; refusal to court may find the insurance company to be
provide coverage; refusal to pay or promptly operating in bad faith.

QUADRANT TWO

FAMILY

OUR HISTORY

Jim Bordas, along with his wife, Linda, founded the
firm of Bordas & Bordas in 1985. The pair opened
an office along National Road in Wheeling where it
remains today. Throughout the years, the number
of attorneys and staff members at the firm grew,
including the addition of Jim and Linda’s son, Jamie,
as the managing partner. Additional locations
followed. The firm now includes 17 attorneys and
nearly 30 staff members with offices in St. Clairsville,
Ohio; Moundsville, W.Va.; and Pittsburgh in addition
to the Wheeling location. With record results to
its credit and many of the firm’s attorneys having
been named as Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers and
Rising Stars year after year, Bordas & Bordas has
established a reputation as one of the premier
personal injury firms in the region.





QUADRANT THREE

COMMUNITY



OUR LOCATIONS 1358 National Road
Wheeling, WV 26003
In Wheeling, Bordas & Bordas is housed in a 304-242-8410
beautifully restored late 19th century Victorian
mansion along historic National Road, while the One Gateway Center
Pittsburgh office is located in the heart of the city’s 420 Ft. Duquesne Blvd.
central business district with fabulous views of PNC Suite 1800
Park and Heinz Field. To the west in St. Clairsville, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
the firm occupies the historic Frasier House, built in 412-502-5000
1895 and located in the Downtown National Historic
District. The structure that houses the Moundsville 106 East Main Street
office of Bordas & Bordas was built in 1881 as the St. Clairsville, OH 43950
Marshall County Bank. Nearly a century later, it was 740-695-8141
the bank featured in the 1971 Hollywood hit movie,
Fools Parade. 526 7th Street
Moundsville, WV 26041
304-845-5600

PHILANTHROPY

While experience and results are two obvious
focal points at Bordas & Bordas, giving back to the
community is also important. Attorneys and staff
alike – whether as a group or individually - make it
a point to help others in need, not only financially,
but with the gift of time.

PHILANTHROPY

Philanthropy is extremely important Fighting for Justice Award, which and the Roman Catholic Diocese
for the attorneys and staff of Bordas recognizes a student in each of the of Wheeling-Charleston. Other
& Bordas. After all, what good are 15 OVAC schools in Ohio, Marshall organizations the firm supports
record results if they’re not shared and Belmont counties, who stands include the Wheeling Nailers, the
with the community and people who up for others. More than $30,000 Ohio Valley Athletic Conference,
support you? has been awarded to Anti-Bully the American Red Cross, Faith in
Ambassadors throughout the region Action Caregivers and Appalachian
Jamie Bordas serves as president of since the award’s inception. The firm Outreach. Since opening an office
the YMCA Board of Directors and also hosts the students in a luxury in Pittsburgh, the firm has also
Partner Scott Blass and his wife, suite at PNC park for a Pittsburgh established partnerships with the
Kathy, founded the Ohio Valley Pirates baseball game. Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh
Breast Cancer Awareness, Inc., which Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins,
holds the annual Driving Fore a Cure In addition, Bordas & Bordas is a the Ronald McDonald House of
golf tournament each year to provide long-time supporter of countless Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Children’s
support to women treating for breast charities, some of which include Hospital.
cancer. In 2014, Jim Bordas created The Soup Kitchen, the Marshall
the Bordas & Bordas Anti-Bully County Animal Rescue League



QUADRANT FOUR

RESULTS



WINNING EXPERIENCE

It’s a difficult time in your life. You or a loved one has gather the most accurate information. Experts can
been injured in some manner or perhaps someone has play a vital role in litigation. From the initial tasks
died and you’re seeking the assistance of legal counsel. of investigating, verifying and organizing facts to
Choosing a law firm to represent you is an important testifying at trial, experts can be very important in
decision. Different attorneys may achieve vastly a case. Furthermore, Bordas & Bordas utilizes legal
different results in terms of verdicts and settlements settlement videos to maximize the value of the cases.
on cases involving similar facts, damages and injuries.
One of the things that sets Bordas & Bordas apart With nearly 20 attorneys, Bordas & Bordas has a depth
from other law firms is trial experience. While personal of legal talent, allowing the firm to go up against major
injury cases are often resolved through negotiations, corporations and the large and powerful law firms that
the award-winning lawyers at Bordas & Bordas never represent them. Bordas & Bordas also has the financial
assume that a case will settle. They prepare every case resources that allows the firm to invest the money
with the intention of trying it and the firm’s adversaries needed to take a case as far as it needs to go to obtain
know that and, as a result, are more willing to make a a fair outcome. And worrying about paying an hourly
fair settlement offer short of trial. fee is not something Bordas & Bordas clients have to
be concerned with as the firm bills on a contingency
As Bordas & Bordas is preparing a case, the attorneys fee basis – there is no fee unless we recover money for
work with experts from throughout the country to you. Call today for a free consultation.

VERDICTS AND OUTCOMES

The attorneys at Bordas & Bordas stand up for
individuals who cannot stand up for themselves. They
want to protect your rights. The firm has extensive
experience representing clients throughout the
region in a wide range of practice areas and are
prepared to pursue a favorable outcome for your
legal matter. Bordas & Bordas has a long history of
major verdicts and settlements, including punitive
damage verdicts and awards of attorney fees in a
number of legal cases.

$50,000,000 Verdict,
Nursing Home Abuse
and Wrongful Death
Meredith v. Heartland of
Clarksburg

Intentional understaffing of the Heartland
Nursing Home in Clarksburg, W.Va. led to
the unnecessary death of Toni Meredith,
a relatively young woman who had
entered the facility for rehabilitation,
and died of severe neglect leading to
gangrene. Founder Jim Bordas tried the
case with Chris Regan for two weeks and
demonstrated to the jury that intentional
wrongdoing caused the Meredith family
to lose its beloved matriarch. A “high-
low” agreement ended the trial after
a $50,000,000 compensatory award
was rendered, but jurors indicated that
they had contemplated an additional
$100,000,000 punitive award in the case
as well.

$18,000,000 Settlement, $10,000,000 Verdict,
Workplace Injury and Insurance Bad Faith
Wrongful Death Cox v. Personal Service
Phipps v. Exterran et al. Insurance Company

Corporate negligence killed Bruce Phipps The Cox and Bigler families faced a serious
at a Tyler County, West Virginia natural tragedy when an auto accident led to
gas “pigging” station. He suffered burns a death. Horribly, the insurance carrier
over almost his entire body. Bordas & involved refused to pay the claim in a fair
Bordas’ Scott Blass led a comprehensive and timely manner, trying to portray the
investigation uncovering company insurance policy as cancelled. Bordas &
records, emails, text messages and other Bordas was ready to help. Jamie Bordas
information that proved the company tried the complex case in Belmont County,
knew of the serious dangers at the facility, Ohio, and Scott Blass served as a key
but failed to address them, costing Mr. witness. The record-setting $10,000,000
Phipps his life. The ultimate recovery of verdict was upheld after multiple appeals
$18,000,000, negotiated by Managing and remains one of the most significant
Partner Jamie Bordas, is believed to be verdicts ever returned in southeast Ohio.
one of the largest ever recovered on behalf
of a single Plaintiff in West Virginia history.

$9,100,000 Verdicts, $6,540,000 Verdict,
Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice,
Wrongful Death Wrongful Death
Roberts v. Murthy and Boggs v. Camden-Clark
Karpacs v. Murthy Memorial Hospital

The severe negligence of Anandhi Murthy Wife, mother and first-grade teacher
cost Elizabeth Karpacs her life when Hilda Boggs lost her life at Camden-
Mrs. Karpacs came to the hospital with Clark hospital in Parkersburg, W.Va. when
treatable conditions, and Murthy ignored she was overdosed with anesthesia,
her. Even though Murthy’s neglect had and neither the doctor, nor the hospital
recently been the subject of an over- personnel noticed she had stopped
$5,000,000 verdict in Roberts v. Murthy, breathing until she had turned blue on
Dr. Murthy forced a separate case to the operating table. The case cried out
trial and the jury again found her liable for justice. Family attorney Chris Rinehart
for medical negligence. In the Roberts referred the matter to Chris Regan and the
case, Murthy had severely mangled a case was comprehensively investigated.
gastrointestinal surgery, resulting in the Hospital personnel had destroyed notes
Plaintiff’s loss of her esophagus. The and medical records had been altered.
unreasonable positions of her insurance The case took a trip to West Virginia’s
companies and attempts at misleading highest court. Ultimately, the jury saw the
defenses remained the subject of multiple truth when Regan and Geoff Brown tried
appeals, but ultimately, justice was done the case, and awarded a large verdict that
in the case. Both trials were handled by was appealed all the way, and affirmed by
Geoff Brown, with Scott Blass assisting the Courts. A countersuit by the hospital
in Roberts and Chris Regan assisting in was also successful defended by Bordas
Karpacs. & Bordas.

$7,000,000 Verdict, $2,700,000, Lender
Workplace Injury and Liability and Fraud
Wrongful Death Brown v. Quicken Loans
Doe v. Utility Company
Jim Bordas has made protecting low-
A West Virginia family lost a father and income families for predatory banks and
grandfather in devastating fashion as businesses a focus of his career. Just as
a result of corporate negligence, and a he did decades ago in the Marook v. Bank
massive gas explosion. Bordas & Bordas’ One case, he took Lourie Brown’s case
Geoff Brown retained world-leading to heart and filed suit against Quicken
experts in industrial safety, gas storage Loans for predatory lending. Bordas and
and thermodynamics and uncovered Jason Causey showed how Quicken had
a raft of internal company documents stacked the deck against Ms. Brown and
demonstrating that the company was filled her loan with illegal and unfair terms.
well aware of the safety problems before It could never have been reasonably paid
the explosion occurred. Brown and Chris off. After a bench trial, $2,700,000 was
Regan tried the case to a jury and the awarded to the Browns. Quicken refused
family received a verdict including both to pay up, and filed multiple appeals,
compensatory and punitive damages. including demanding a trip to the U.S.
The case ultimately settled confidentially Supreme Court. But Bordas & Bordas
and a measure of justice was delivered to defended the appeals successfully, and
a grieving family, while a corporation that delivered justice to the Brown family.
put profits over people was punished.

$5,100,000 Verdict, Medical Malpractice
Turkoly v. Gentile

Dr. Richard Gentile performed surgery a week-long trial in Youngstown, Ohio,
on Kelly Turkoly improperly and without attorneys Geoff Brown and Zak Zatezalo
informed consent, leading to a MRSA secured the multi-million dollar verdict
infection, and severe distress for Kelly the case deserved. Shockingly, Dr. Gentile
and her family. Gentile had deceived later counter-sued Mrs. Turkoly, a case
Turkoly about the scope of the procedure that Bordas & Bordas also handled and
he would perform, and refused to take won in 2016.
any responsibility for the results. After

ADVANTAGE

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Throughout the years, Bordas & Bordas attorneys Within the Ohio Valley community, Linda Bordas
have been continually recognized for outstanding has been honored by Youth Services Systems
work in the legal field. Partners Jim Bordas, with the Good Samaritan award for her service
Scott Blass, Jamie Bordas, Geoff Brown and and dedication to the youth of the area. She and
Chris Regan have been named as West Virginia Jim were also honored by the Wheeling YMCA
Super Lawyers numerous times, while associate with the Light of the Valley award for exemplary
attorneys Jeremy McGraw and Laura Pollard have community service.
been selected as Rising Stars. Jim Bordas has also
been named among West Virginia’s Best Lawyers The firm has been recognized as the Pro Bono
in America on multiple occasions and was also Firm of the Year and was selected for several
listed in Newsweek Magazine as a national leader consecutive years as the Intelligencer/News-
in medical malpractice. He has previously been Register’s Readers’ Choice for outstanding law
named as West Virginia Association of Justice firm.
Member of the Year. That honor was also bestowed
upon Scott Blass.







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