In The News
A premier medical malpractice and personal injury law firm, McKeen & Associates, PC is often featured by leading news organizations and industry journals. Our attorneys have been quoted and interviewed by local and national media.
McKeen & Associates, PC attorneys also have received numerous national and local awards. A dynamic firm, we are always seeking to deliver the best results for our clients, which includes seeking out talented and successful lawyers and opening new convenient office locations where needed.
Based in the Detroit metro area, McKeen & Associates, PC represents the seriously injured throughout the country. Below, please browse press coverage of our firm, public recognition and awards, and firm news.
Media Inquiries & Press Requests
McKeen & Associates, PC attorneys are frequently sought out by local and national news organizations for expert legal commentary on medical malpractice, birth injury, and personal injury litigation. For media inquiries, interview requests, or background commentary, please contact our media relations team:
- Christine Snyder: [email protected]
- Lucia Fraze: [email protected]
We understand fast-paced news cycles and are prepared to respond promptly to deadline-driven requests.
Press Coverage, Quotes And Interviews
- Brian McKeen Named Chair of Detroit Bar Association Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Section
- Jury awards $120M in birth trauma case that left boy, now 13 years old, with severe brain damage
- Huron County woman wins medical malpractice battle – Huron County View
- Michigan Woman Wins Eight-Year Medical Malpractice Battle – Patch
- Federal judge allows case against Michigan county jail to go to trial- CBS News
- Lawsuits alleging negligence in death, amputations continue against Livingston County Jail – Livingston Daily
- Man dies in Livingston Co. Jail just hours after his arrest; family now demanding answers – WXYZ Detroit
- Woman breaks her neck inside St. Clair County Jail, isn’t taken to the hospital for days – WXYZ Detroit
- Wayne Co. jury awards $120 million to Detroit mom, son in birth trauma case – The Detroit News
- Woman wins $96 million verdict after husband, son killed in trucking crash on I-75 – WXYZ Detroit
- Family wins $96M judgement on behalf of father, son killed on I-75 in Brownstown – News Herald
- Jury awards $96 million to mom whose son and husband died on I-75 while driving to funeral – Detroit Free Press
- Jury Awards $96M in Crash That Killed Baseball Star and Dad – NBC New York
- Oakland County Legal News – Mckeen & Associates announced the addition of four new attorneys to legal team January 2023
- Detroit Legal News – Mckeen & Associates announced the addition of four new attorneys to legal team January 2023
- Detroit Legal – News Super Lawyers has named nine McKeen & Associates attorneys to 2022 list
- Legal Reader – 9 McKeen & Associates Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
- McKeen & Associates Wins $5.5 Millions Verdict In Truck Accident Case
- Dearborn fighter who was killed in the ring could change boxing nationwide
- Michigan families now can learn details of medical errors that harm or kill
- Michigan Supreme Court Says Seeking Lost Wages is Appropriate for Wrongful Death Suits
- Court’s decision has long-term implications regarding medical malpractice statute of limitations
- Case of late Macomb woman’s estate against St. John Hospital eases filing burden – Macomb Daily
- Super Lawyers has named 11 McKeen & Associates attorneys to its 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for Michigan – Macomb County Legal News
- Super Lawyers has named 11 McKeen & Associates attorneys to its 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for Michigan – Oakland County Legal News
- McKeen & Associates Named to Best Law Firm and Best Lawyers Lists
- Super Lawyers has named 11 McKeen & Associates attorneys to its 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for Michigan
- McKeen & Associates Named to Best Law Firm and Best Lawyers Lists
- Eleven McKeen & Associates Attorney Named to Super Lawyers List
- Eleven McKeen & Associates Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
- McKeen & Associates Named to Best Law Firm List
- Legal People – November 16, 2020
- McKeen Attorneys Named to Leading Lawyers, Best Lawyers Lists
- Legal People – August 31, 2020
- McKeen & Associates, PC Quoted in PBS Frontline Series
- Doctor who misdiagnosed epilepsy cases surrenders license
- McLaren Port Huron Hit with Negligence Suit Over Death of 26-Year-Old Mother
- Lawsuit alleges negligent death of mother of 2 at Port Huron hospital
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly 05/11/2020
- Farid Fata seeks ‘compassionate’ release due to potential for contracting coronavirus
- Why Some Doctors Purposely Misdiagnose Patients
- McKeen & Associates Sues McLaren Port Huron for Man’s Death
- Two McKeen & Associates Attorneys Named to Top 10 Michigan Personal Injury Attorneys Under 40
- McKeen & Associates, PC and McKeen & Associates Recognized for Supporting Children of Vietnam
- McKeen & Associates, PC‘s COVID-19 comments published in Macomb, Oakland and Detroit Legal News
- McKeen & Associates, PC defends victims of police brutality
- McKeen recognized in “Top Legal News of 2019” for medical fraud case
- 6 indicted doctors in opioid case just got sued: They got ‘rich on pain’
- Lawsuits: Six former Warren pain clinic doctors over-prescribed pain killers
- 2nd Detroit-area trial starts in lawsuit over bogus epilepsy
- McKeen & Associates, PC Representing woman who files lawsuit against bus driver, company after bus crash involving Hartland students.
- Nine McKeen & Associates Attorneys Named to 2019 Super Lawyers List
- McKeen & Associates Hosts Lunch & Learn for MAJ Women’s Caucus
- McKeen & Associates, PC Presented at Inner Circle Meeting and AAJ Conference
- McKeen & Associates, PC‘s recent presentation in Ireland announced in State Bar Journal
- McKeen & Associates, PC quoted in national media in $3 million medical fraud case
- McKeen & Associates, PC interviewed by WXYZ: Woman who lost baby after midwife delivery
- Jury awards $130.5M in med-mal suit against Beaumont Hospital
- McKeen & Associates, PC interviewed for Investigate TV: Self-policing fentanyl prescriptions failure
- Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges in Michigan
- Ex-Gymnastics Doctor Arraigned; Police Probing 50 Complaints
- Former USA Gymnastics doctor pleads not guilty to criminal sexual conduct; police investigating 50 complaints
- Ex-doctor accused by two more women of trading drugs for sex
- McKeen & Associates represented the former patients of Farid Fata
- Estate of woman who died at Southfield physical rehabilitation center gets $3 million in lawsuit
- Dr. Fata Case: How a Broken Leg Ended One Woman’s ‘Cancer’ Nightmare
- McKeen & Associates, PC on the Mitch Albom Show discussing Dr. Farid Fata
- Judge rejects plea deal for neurosurgeon
- Federal judge rejects plea deal for rogue doc in bad surgery case
- Judge rips up plea deal for doctor accused of fraud
- Cancer doc’s patients first in line for $17.6M restitution
- Man disabled after procedures not performed
- Judge Rejects Plea of Doc Admitting Unnecessary Surgeries
- Judgment lowered in detox death case
- Jury orders physician to pay $1.8 million
- Milwaukee family gets $18M after birthing injury (Chicago Tribune)
- Milwaukee family gets $18M after birthing injury (News Line 9)
- Mother settles case for $18.2 million
- Judge rejects plea deal for ‘greedy butcher’ doctor in Oakland County
- Op-ed: The terrifying case of Dr. Farid Fata; when good doctors turn bad
- McKeen & Associates on the Paul W. Smith Show discuss Dr. Farid Fata and his effects on victims
- Patients will have their say at sentencing for cancer doctor
- Lawyers want limit on victim statements against Fata
- Victims line up for cancer doctor’s sentencing
- The Most Egregious Fraudster, Dr. Farid Fata
- Michigan doctor charged in connection with the death of three patients
- Jury finds doctors liable in woman’s death
- Report: Genesee County jury issues largest state court verdict in 2013
- Robotic Hysterectomy Cancer Lawsuit Filed Over Use of Morcellator
- Simple Surgery Ends With $22.5M Verdict
- Duct cut in gall bladder surgery, woman dies #2
- Iowan makes heartfelt push for unborn children’s rights
- Just so you know
- Vacuum use, no prehydration cited for brain trauma
- Mother tests positive for G. vaginalis, baby blinded
- Families focus on baby-to-be (Detroit Free Press)
- Shared name may be clue in embryo mix-up (Detroit Free Press)
- Rite Aid sued for prescription drug error (Detroit News)
- Delivery leaves child’s left arm disabled
- Woman suffering with preeclampsia has fluid overload, dies
- Duct cut in gall bladder surgery, woman dies
- Lawsuit: Doctors operated on wrong side of woman’s brain
- Fata case concerns: Who collects judgment, who else to blame
- Point-and-click medicine
- Patient lost teeth after chemo he didn’t need
- Farid Fata Receives 45 Years for Fraudulent Cancer Diagnoses
- Cancer Patient Breaks Her Leg. It’s What New Doctor Says About Her Chemo Treatment That’s Horrifying
- Dr. Hatem Ataya held on $5M bond after 3 men overdosed
- Whistle-blower: How doctor uncovered nightmare
- Doctor Faces Charges – Case against Ataya mounting
- Cancer doctor gets 45 years for ‘huge, horrific’ crimes
- Doctor faces prison after giving unneeded chemo
- Pfizer Recalls Birth Control Pills
- Death in drug detox
- Jury awards $1.8 million in Gratiot malpractice case
- Detroit Boy, 11, One Of First To Try New Cerebral Palsy Treatment
- Teenage Girl Wins $103 Million for Lifelong Impairments
- Families claiming Bloomfield Hills doctor intentionally misdiagnosed epilepsy for profits win court battle
- Michigan judge awards $5M to couple after botched delivery
- Shiawassee County jury delivers $750,000 verdict after misdiagnosis leads to death
- Judge awards $5M in lawsuit against Okemos midwife
- Jury orders Hurley Medical Center to pay nearly $60,000 in malpractice case
- Case in Point – Excessive traction during delivery
- Estate argued staff didn’t do enough for meds reaction
- Michigan woman’s estate gets $3 million in overdose death
- A Conversation with McKeen & Associates, PC
Industry Coverage And Recognition
- McKeen & Associates, PC spoke at the American Association of Justice (AAJ) June seminar
- McKeen & Associates, PC spoke at the American Association of Justice (AAJ) May seminar
- McKeen & Associates, PC named to Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame Class of 2019
- McKeen & Associates, PC and Norman Rosen, with McKeen & Associates, have been listed as 2019 Top Rated Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell
- McKeen & Associates, PC Featured In Leading Lawyers Magazine
- McKeen & Associates is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys have been selected to the DBusiness 2017 Top Lawyers list for Medical Malpractice Law
- Brian J. McKeen of McKeen & Associates PC was on the faculty of the American Association for Justice’s
- McKeen & Associates is pleased to announce that four of its attorneys have been selected to the 2016 Michigan Super Lawyers list
- McKeen received three prestigious distinctions
- Three McKeen & Associates attorneys have been listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2016
- McKeen & Associates, PC will join the American Association of Justice’s Advanced Medical Trial Skills College For Two Day Course
- Brian J. McKeen of McKeen & Associates received and honorable mention for the Daniel J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bloomfield Hills attorney recognized for work and leadership
- McKeen & Associates, PC Honorably Mentioned for Daniel J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award
- Dbusiness named Brian one its top 2016 Lawyers.
- McKeen & Associates, PC of Bloomfield Hills recognized with three honors
- McKeen & Associates Partner Honored for Service
- McKeen & Associates, PC has received recognition at the national and state level
- McKeen & Associates, PC has been recognized for his service and leadership for the Personal Injury Institute
- Brian J. McKeen named to inner circle of Advocates
- McKeen & Associates, PC has been recognized for his dedicated service and outstanding leadership
- Brian J. McKeen received honors for dedicated service and outstanding leadership
- Honors Brian J. McKeen
- McKeen & Associates, PC mentioned in MLW
- McKeen & Associates, PC chosen as faculty for AAJ seminar
- Brian Mckeen referenced in State Bar Journal
- McKeen & Associates, PC Receives Three Distinctions
- McKeen Named Chair of Primerus Personal Injury Institute
- People in the Law, Aug. 31, 2015
- McKeen & Associates announces the addition of attorney David T. Tirella as an associate.
- McKeen & Associates Adds Associate Attorney
- McKeen & Associates, PC, managing partner of McKeen & Associates of Detroit, awarded attorney Sherwin Schreier the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) Champion of Justice Award posthumously at the MAJ convention Saturday, May 16.
- Family Warns Others After Midwife Tragedy
- Asked & Answered – McKeen & Associates, PC on Medical Malpractice Ruling
- Asked and Answered – McKeen & Associates, PC on Medical Malpractice Ruling
- Legal People – McKeen & Associates, PC – Detroit Legal News
- Battle tested – Attorney goes to bat for malpractice victims – Detroit Legal News
- Business Leaders in the News
- Brian J. McKeen – McKeen & Associates PC – Detroit
- Legal People – Oakland County Legal News #3
- Legal People – McKeen & Associates, PC
- McKeen & Associates Attorney Brian J. McKeen Selected Among Leaders in the Law
- Legal People – Oakland County Legal News #2
- McKeen & Associates PC
- Legal People – Oakland County Legal News
- Awards & Honors
- McKeen & Associates Attorney Selected for Dan Cullan Memorial Award – Virtual-Strategy Magazine
- McKeen & Associates Attorney Selected for Dan Cullan Memorial Award – Newsday
- Battle tested – Attorney goes to bat for malpractice victims – Oakland County Legal News
- McKeen & Associates Attorney Brian J. McKeen Selected for Dan Cullan Memorial Award
- Super Lawyers Honors Five Attorneys At McKeen & Associates, PC
- 2006 Lawyers of the Year
- Township attorney named one of top 10 for 2006
- Profile in Brief
- Michigan Lawyers Weekly 2010 Settlements – 25% of top 40 settlements
Firm News
- News & Moves for August 27, 2021
- News & Moves for April 2, 2020
- Verdicts & Settlements – Heart rate misinterpreted by hospital delivery staff
- Verdicts & Settlements – Man with medical history suffers cardiogenic shock
- Verdicts & Settlements – Hour-plus delay leads to newborn’s injuries
- McKeen & Associates Secures 11 of the State’s Highest Settlements in 2014
- McKeen & Associates, PC spoke at the Michigan Association of Justice (MAJ)
- Legal People: Mckeen Associates Welcomes Salvatore Amodeo and David Drwencke.
- Salvatore Amodeo and David Drwencke have joined McKeen & Associates.
- Professional Moves: Salvatore A. Amodeo and David Drwencke have joined McKeen & Associates.
- Euel W. Kinsey Jr. Has Joined The Faculty of the University of Detroit Mercy Law School
- McKeen Attorney Joins U-D Mercy Law Faculty
- Detroit law firm opens West Michigan office
- Norman H. Rosen Joins McKeen & Associates as Of Counsel
- McKeen & Associates expands in the historic Penobscot Building
- McKeen and Associates Adds Offices in Penobscot Building
- Mergers, acquisitions and new contracts across metro Detroit
- Business leaders in the news – July 12, 2015
- People in the Law, June 1, 2015
- News & Moves for May 22, 2015
- Justice Bernstein to keynote MAJ golf outing May 26