McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC has been a part of your community for years. We founded our firm in its current state in 2003, but each of our partners – Chad McGowan, S. Randall Hood, Johnny Felder and Robert Phillips – has more than 20 years of experience to his name. Since then, we have grown in both size and number, with nearly 20 attorneys whose primary goal is offer you and your family exceptional legal guidance and support when most needed.
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Randy Hood on the Sidebar Podcast, Ep. 8 – Personal Injury & Litigation
The Sidebar podcast, a series focused on top South Carolina trial lawyers, recently invited Attorney Randy Hood to chat about his experiences with medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, and trial litigation. Randy talked with host and attorney Mark Bringardner about his background, his values as an attorney, and why it’s so important to get to know…
Read MoreOB-GYN Group Accuses Prisma Health of “Life-Threatening Medical Incompetence” in Lawsuit
A recent court filing by South Carolina OB-GYN Associates alleges the group left the Prisma Health network due to ongoing dangerous conditions at the hospital formerly known as Palmetto Baptist Richland. The allegations are part of a counter-suit filed by S.C. OB-GYN Associates in response to Prisma’s lawsuit filed against the doctors, for breaking their…
Read MoreOut-of-Date Nursing Home Inspections Are Propelling COVID-19
When the coronavirus pandemic struck, one of the hardest decisions families had to weigh was whether to risk leaving vulnerable family members in nursing homes, or to somehow bring them home. Many families were unable to bring their loved ones home with them, as they were unable to provide the level of care these types…
Read MoreJay Ward on the Sidebar Podcast, Ep. 11 – Mass Torts & Class Actions
The Sidebar podcast, a series focused on top South Carolina trial lawyers, recently invited attorney Jay Ward to share his insights on mass torts, class action suits, and complex products liability litigation. Jay spoke with host and attorney Mark Bringardner about how these cases work, as well as offered advice for small firms interested in…
Read MoreOklahoma Judges Rules that Johnson & Johnson Must Pay $572 Million in Opioid Case
On August 26, 2019, Oklahoma District Judge Thad Balkman “ruled against Johnson & Johnson in the state’s opioid case, forcing the company to pay $572 million in the first ruling in the U.S. holding a drugmaker accountable for helping fuel the epidemic,” per CNBC.com. This landmark case is the first of about 1,900 federal lawsuits…
Read MoreWhistleblower Reveals VA Attempted to Cut Waiting Lists by Making Up Fake Appointments
The day prior to testifying at a House of Representatives committee hearing regarding misconduct at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Minu Aghevli was given a document. It amounted to a 170-pages long pink slip, with approximately 140 of those pages explaining why the VA planned to terminate her. Ms. Aghevli, 42, is a native of…
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Medical Malpractice Verdict This verdict was obtained for bedsores suffered by a paralyzed patient against a Columbia Rehabilitation Hospital, Richland County, SC. (Medical Malpractice) McGowan, Hood, Felder & PhillipsMcGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC has been a part of your community for years. We founded our firm in its current state in 2003, but each…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Verdict
$12,306,625 – This verdict was obtained for bedsores suffered by a paralyzed patient against a Columbia Rehabilitation Hospital, Richland County, SC. (Medical Malpractice) McGowan, Hood, Felder & PhillipsMcGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC has been a part of your community for years. We founded our firm in its current state in 2003, but each of our…
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Medical Malpractice Verdict This verdict was obtained in Oconee County, SC for a woman who suffered severe, grievous injury at the hands of a surgeon performing advanced laparoscopic surgery without adequate training or experience. (Medical Malpractice) McGowan, Hood, Felder & PhillipsMcGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC has been a part of your community for years.…
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Verdict
$17,250,000 – This verdict was obtained in Oconee County, SC for a woman who suffered severe, grievous injury at the hands of a surgeon performing advanced laparoscopic surgery without adequate training or experience. (Medical Malpractice) McGowan, Hood, Felder & PhillipsMcGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, LLC has been a part of your community for years. We founded…
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