Case #4012 Failure to Follow Standards of Care Lead to Stroke

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$1.5 Million Failure to Follow Standards of Care Lead to Stroke In July, the Plaintiff, (a Board Certified anesthesiologist), suffered a syncopal episode while on an aircraft which landed at the Airport. The event was so significant that an ambulance was summoned and the Plaintiff was taken to the Defendant Hospital’s emergency department for diagnosis … Continued

Case #4018 Breach in the Standards of Care Lead to Blindness

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$1.5 Million Breach in the Standards of Care Lead to Blindness On March 16, the Infant Plaintiff, then three months old, presented to the Defendant Hospital to undergo a lensectomy and interior vitrectomy of the right eye.  During the course of the procedure, the Plaintiffs alleged that health care personnel caring for the Infant Plaintiff … Continued

Case #4060 Failure to Follow Standards of Care Results in Death

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$1.5 Million Failure to Follow Standards of Care Results in Death On August 12, 2014 at 10:53 p.m., the patient was a 59-year-old male who presented to the Defendant Hospital’s emergency department with a fever. He was evaluated and admitted for treatment of a urinary tract infection. During the course of his initial evaluation, the … Continued

Case #1075: Brachial Plexus

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$1.5 Million Brachial Plexus On March 23, the Plaintiff presented to a local hospital for childbirth. She was 39 weeks pregnant and was admitted at approximately 1:00 a.m. At that time, she was 4 centimeters dilated, 100% effaced, and the fetus in utero was at -1 station. By 5:00 a.m., the Plaintiff was 9 centimeters dilated, … Continued

Case #4035 Misdiagnosis

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$1.6 Million Misdiagnosis On November 10, the Plaintiffs’ Decedent, was a 34‑year-old male with no previous medical conditions and/or complaints, was presented to the Defendant Hospital emergency room for emergency care and treatment.  At that time, the Plaintiffs’ Decedent presented with a history of eight hours of nausea and vomiting with severe abdominal pain on … Continued

Case #4031 Paraplegia Resulting From Surgical Error

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$1.6 Million Paraplegia Resulting From Surgical Error On October 11, the Plaintiff, who was 33 years of age, presented to the Defendant Physician with complaints of low back pain and right sciatic pain.  Her history was significant for a fall that she had suffered in August which was responsible for the complaints. The Defendant Physician … Continued

Case #1022: Appendicitis

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$1.6 Million Appendicitis On November 10, the Plaintiffs’ Decedent was a 34 year-old male with no previous medical conditions and/or complaints, was presented to the Defendant Hospital emergency room for emergency care and treatment. At that time, the Plaintiffs’ Decedent presented with a history of eight hours of nausea and vomiting with severe abdominal pain … Continued

Case #4069 Negligent Surgery

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$1.62 Million Negligent Surgery On September 12, 2011, the Plaintiff, then 23 years old, presented to the Defendant Hospital for an ENT consultation. Previously, she had been evaluated on August 7, 2011 at the emergency department of a different hospital for a 2 week history of worsening headaches. An unenhanced CT of the head revealed … Continued

Case #1076: Colon Cancer

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$1.75 Million Colon Cancer On January 26, the Claimant was referred to the Defendant gastroenterologist. The purpose of the referral was for specific complaints of rectal bleeding. It is alleged that the standards of care therefore required the Defendant to rule out the prospect of colon cancer. That same day, the Defendant performed a flexible sigmoidoscopy, … Continued

Case #1115: Lung Cancer

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$1.75 Million Lung Cancer On July 7, the Plaintiff, then 63 years old, presented to the Defendant Hospital for the purpose of undergoing angiography. She was seen by a vascular surgeon who was an employee of the Defendant Hospital. Prior to undergoing the procedure, the Plaintiff was provided with a chest x-ray. The interpreting radiologist (also … Continued