$1M Punitive Damage Award: Denial of Lifesaving Surgery
By Ed Gebhart – DelCo Times.com
“In case you missed a small item in your favorite newspaper the other day, the name Garland D. Cherry still is making news in legal circles. We always knew Garland D. “Bill” Cherry Sr., was among the best and brightest legal minds in the county, but Garland D. ‘Gary’ Cherry Jr., isn’t doing too bad either.
Gary (Nether Providence High, Widener U., Villanova Law) is the oldest of five children born to Bill and the former Lucy Varano, herself an attorney. Bill and Lucy fell in love when they were 11th graders at Chester High and stayed that way. Four of their five kids are practicing attorneys.
Bill made a name for himself when he was the attorney for the late Jack Nilon at the time he and the Nilon Bros. concessionaire firm were heavily involved with the career of heavyweight boxer Sonny Liston.
Gary’s latest case involved a $1.7 million jury award to his client. Add that to a $2.75 million settlement negotiated for another client in 1997 and you can see the apple didn’t fall very far from the tree in the Cherry family.”
[Case: Fromm vs. Hershey Medical Center]
