Episode 53
June 23, 2025
David v. Goliath: Solo Practitioner’s $25.9M Victory against Temple University, with Jordan Strokovsky
Episode Summary
When Jordan Strokovsky received a call about a 27-year-old medical assistant who lost his leg at Temple University Hospital, he knew within minutes something wasn’t right. In this breakdown of his career-defining $25.9 million verdict in Parks v. Temple University Hospital, Jordan reveals to host Brendan Lupetin how he transformed a damages-only case into one of Philadelphia’s largest amputation verdicts.
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- Jordan went solo just four years after law school, building his practice on authentic advocacy and his father’s influence as a trial lawyer.
- When 27-year-old Eddie Parks dislocated his knee, a severed popliteal artery went undiagnosed for hours, leading to amputation.
- Temple University Hospital admitted fault one week before trial, forcing Jordan to restructure his case strategy from liability to pure damages.
- The defense expert claimed Eddie could work as a fireman, police officer, or bike messenger despite his above-knee amputation, creating a credibility disaster
- Jordan’s cross-examination destroyed the defense case within the first minute, with jurors later confirming they lost all faith in the defense at that moment.
- The jury awarded exactly what Jordan’s economist requested: $25.9 million total, including $11.2 million for past pain and suffering and $8.8 million for future pain and suffering.
- Temple’s post-trial motions included a novel argument claiming the verdict would burden the community, requiring Jordan to fight alone against 10 defense attorneys.
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