$925,000 Surgical Error The Plaintiff was a 48-year-old woman who had previously undergone gastric bypass surgery. Several years later she developed a stricture at the gastrojejunostomy site. She was taken by the Defendant to surgery to revise the anastomosis. When the Defendant attempted to create a new anastomosis, he connected the esophagus to the gastric … Continued

$950,000 Rheumatic Fever On November 21, the 41 year old female Plaintiff presented to the Defendant primary care physician with symptoms of a fever, chills, and fatigue. She had been a patient of the Defendant since approximately 2005. She had a history of rheumatic fever and a heart murmur of which the Defendant was aware. The … Continued

$987,500 Pneumonia In December, it is alleged that these Defendants diagnosed the Plaintiffs’ Decedent with pneumonia. This condition continued into the following January, and she was hospitalized. Over the next several months, it is alleged that the Plaintiffs’ Decedent saw the Defendants, and was diagnosed variously with bronchitis and a “resolving pneumonia.” On September 20, the … Continued

$1 Million Bowel Perforation In October, the 36-year old Plaintiff consulted with the Defendant Surgeon for abdominal pain. After examination, the Defendant advised the Plaintiff to undergo an exploratory laparoscopy for the purpose of lysis of adhesions. The Plaintiff alleged that, in view of the Plaintiff’s prior history of earlier surgical procedures resulting in the very … Continued

$1 Million Aortic Dissection On November 7, the Decedent, age 43, saw the Defendant Physician. On presentation, the Decedent demonstrated signs and symptoms indicative of an aortic aneurysm/dissection (i.e. chest pain, evidence of pericardial effusion, aortic regurgitation, in addition to aortic dilatation). The Plaintiff alleged that the Decedent required a CT scan with contrast, an MRI … Continued

$1 Million Misdiagnosis of Angina On January 3, the Plaintiffs’ Decedent went to the Defendant Emergency Room at the Defendant Hospital complaining of severe chest pain radiating across her chest wall and into her back as well.  An EKG taken at this time was absolutely abnormal, and required health care providers caring for her to … Continued

$1 Million Colon Perforations Caused by Surgical Error On April 27, the Claimant, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital for the purposes of donating a kidney to his brother.  At that time, he was in perfect health, and was admitted to the hospital for no purpose other than to provide his brother with a needed … Continued