Case Results: Misdiagnosis

$4 Million Misdiagnosis Results in Severe Brain Damage On September 1, the Plaintiff, a 52-year-old male, awakened unable to lift his right foot. He proceeded to the emergency department of the Defendant Hospital where he presented with a foot drop. Thereafter, a CT scan of the head was performed which revealed a hyperdense left parietal … Continued

$4 Million Misdiagnosis Resulting In Brain Injury And Paraplegia On September 1, the Plaintiff, a 52-year-old male, awakened unable to lift his right foot. He proceeded to the emergency department of the Defendant Hospital where he presented with a foot drop. Thereafter, a CT scan of the head was performed which revealed a hyperdense left … Continued

$3.15 Million Anaphylactic Reaction to Medication Lead to Death On January 11, the Plaintiff’s Decedent voluntarily checked into the Defendant facility for alcohol dependency.  At the time of the Plaintiff’s Decedent’s admission, he was a 66-year old gentleman with no significant medical history other than hypertension for which he was taking 300 milligrams of Cardizem … Continued

$3 Million Misdiagnosis Resulting in Paralysis Plaintiff was 61 years of age at the time of this medical occurrence. His medical history was notable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and bipolar disorder. His surgical history included lumbar surgery in the 1980s, lumbar surgery at L4/5 in 2006, as well as epidural infections from 2007 and 2008. … Continued

$2.51 Million Delayed Cancer Diagnosis Lead to Wrongful Death The Decedent presented to the Defendant surgeon in September when she was 19-years old with a history of having had blood in her stool three months earlier.  The Defendant diagnosed the patient with a healing anal fissure.  He did not order a flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy.  … Continued

$2.45 Million Medical Negligence Plaintiff was a 38 year old woman with a medical and surgical history significant for uterine fibroid and ovarian cyst removals, partial bowel resection, cholecystectomy and lysis of adhesions. Plaintiff presented to a local hospital with complaints of abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with recurrent bilateral endometriomas and was instructed to … Continued

$2.25 Million Failure To Diagnose Sepsis Results In Patients Ongoing Need For Dialysis The Plaintiff presented to a hospital emergency room complaining of rectal bleeding. Defendant 1 removed part of the Plaintiff’s colon and performed an anastomosis. Immediately afterward, the Plaintiff developed a fever, tachycardia, increased white blood cell count, increasing creatinine, and other signs … Continued

$2.2 Million Epidural Abscess In January, it is alleged that the Plaintiff experienced severe back pain which required transportation by ambulance to a local hospital. At that time, laboratory work confirmed an elevated white blood count with a left shift — indicating an infectious process. Thereafter, the Plaintiff requested a transfer to the Defendant Hospital, which … Continued

$2.1 Million Doctor Negligence – Failure to Diagnose Aneurysm Resulting in Death   On January 6, the Plaintiffs’ Decedent, age 48, began to experience severe, burning chest pain, radiating into his neck and jaw with shortness of breath and sweating (diaphoresis). He proceeded to the emergency room at the hospital, arriving at approximately 1:25 p.m. … Continued

$2 Million Misdiagnosis of Septic Shock On April 3, the Minor Plaintiff, a 14-year-old male, presented to the Defendant’s office with complaints of fever, body aches, pain and a harsh cough. He was seen by the Defendant who was a physician assistant.  After a cursory examination, the Defendant PA diagnosed the Minor Plaintiff with an … Continued