Alan J. Belsky and Valerie A. Grove were listed in the Maryland Daily Record for obtaining one of the ten highest plaintiffs' verdicts in 2010. The verdict, which exceeded $5.6 million, was the eighth largest in the state and was obtained after an eight-day jury trial in the Montgomery County Circuit Court.

The case giving rise to the verdict, Marquez, et ux. v. Rassael, involved claims that an osteopath improperly and unnecessarily performed high velocity, high amplitude manipulations upon Ms. Marquez's neck, causing her very serious and permanent injuries to her brachial plexus and cervical disc, which necessitated two surgeries and significant medical care which continues to this day.

The size of the verdict was due in part to the sizeable future wage loss claim of Ms. Marquez, who was a clinical physical therapist at the time of her injury and who is unable to secure gainful employment in her chosen field. In addition, Ms. Marquez was a semi-professional triathelete, and was previously on the Michigan State University swimming and bicycles teams during her undergraduate years.

During the course of the trial, approximately 12 medical and nonmedical experts were called, and more than 4,000 pages of medical records were offered into evidence, all of which reflected Ms. Marquez's significant and complex medical conditions.

The case and its result demonstrate the commitment and ability the attorneys at the firm possess to present a difficult medical case with complex and vast medical evidence at trial. Montgomery County is a conservative jurisdiction, where verdicts of this size are very rare. The case was also noteworthy for the disqualification of a frequently used defense expert, Charles Citrin, M.D., a diagnostic neuroradiologist, who failed to produce income information after being ordered to do so by the presiding trial judge. The transcript of the hearing during which Dr. Citrin was disqualified can be read and downloaded at the firm's website.