Medical Negligence

Experienced Medical Negligence Law Firm – Verdicts & Settlements

• Woman whose limbs were amputated – $7 Million SettlementA woman was incorrectly administered a drug used to treat septic shock resulting in the amputation of her arms and legs reached a confidential settlement with the hospital.
• Patient who suffers stroke and did not receive timely treatment – $3.5 Million SettlementA woman who did not receive timely treatment for a stroke she suffered while recovering from breast reconstruction surgery reached a confidential settlement with the medical center.
• Child Had Scoliosis – No Physical Limits, Progression – Changed Procedure – Pedicle Screws Burst – Paraplegia – $6.5 Million SettlementIn May of 2002, the plaintiff was a 4-year-old boy who had suffered from congenital scoliosis since birth. He had no physical limitations as a result of the scoliosis. He was evaluated at an orthopedic clinic where the Defendant physician decided during the very first visit that the child needed surgery to straighten his spine although numerous CTs, MRIs and plain x-ray films showed no progression of his scoliosis. The physician discussed this surgery with the parents on several occasions and documented the surgery that he intended to perform in his office notes.
• Internal Medicine physician fails to follow up on assessment for potential for imminent heart attack – $3 Million SettlementPatient suffers massive heart attack and dies leaving wife and children
• General Family Practice physician turns away patient and fails to work up or stabilize the patient while having a heart attack symptoms – $2.25 Million Settlement
  
• Patient died in parking lot of practice
  
• Child recovers $2 million dollars after contracting HIV virus in blood transfusionIn a confidential settlement, child has recovered approximately $2 million dollars when an unnecessary blood transfusion infested the child with the HIV virus. The identities of all parties may not be disclosed in accordance with the court documents.
• Dermatologist misidentifies skin lesion and mole as benign therefore failing to institute appropriate clinical care and treatment for early stages of cancer – $1 Million SettlementPatient died.
• $900,000 – Chiropractor causes vertebral artery dissection by improper upper cervical manipulation and thereafter fails to identify signs of strokePatient suffers stroke and becomes partially permanently disabled.
• $640,000 – Gentamicin Toxicity – Failure to monitor levels results in ototoxicityA 40 year old male was prescribed gentamicin for a foot infection. The orthopedic physician ordered that peak and trough levels be drawn by the home health agency. These were not done and the physician never realized he was not receiving weekly reports of his levels. The patient developed ototoxicity and now experiences balance impairment which has left him unable to work or drive.
• $500,000 – Hospital nurse improperly removed catheterPatient suffered permanent incontinence.
• Medical Malpractice – ER Delayed Treating Neck Fractures, Pain – Paralysis – $500,000 Mediated SettlementMedical malpractice. In a confidential settlement in Cleveland County, a patient received a mediated settlement in the amount of $500,000 when an emergency room delayed in treating severe neck injuries.
• $450,000 – Emergency Department nurse causes IV infiltration of caustic and incorrect dose of Phenergan
  
• Patient suffered tissue death in hand.
  
• Medical instrument causing urological injury yields $450,000 (2012)Young African American female suffers permanent urological damage from the improper use of a Medical catheter during a routine surgical procedure.
• $400,000 – Home Health Nurse over doses patient with improper amounts of pain medication
• Patient died.
  
• $400,000 – Plastic surgeon failed to treat post surgery infection
  
• Patient suffered prolonged medical care and scarring.
  
• $400,000 – Nursing home nurse failed to treat prolonged Hypoglycemia
• Patient Died.
  
• $380,000 – Loss of Kidney – Blocked Ureter – UrologyA 17 year old male underwent surgery for testicular cancer. Following the surgery in the post op period, the patient’s signs and symptoms of a ureter obstruction were not diagnosed by the treating urologist even though it was evident on a radiologic study. The patient ended up losing his kidney as a result of the blockage.

• $375,000 – Urologist damaged ureter during standard procedurePatient suffered death of a kidney.
• $350,000 – Hospital nurses failed to care for elderly patient while transferringPatient suffered a fall and head injury.
• $300,000 – Patient sustained two defective hip implantsThis caused failure and ultimate removal and replacement of the joints.
• Product liability Drug warning regarding the use of YAZ yields $289,000 (2013)Young female suffer blood clots as a result of taking birth control pills that had serious complications and side effects that the manufacturer failed to correct or adequately warn.

• $250,000 – Perforated Uterus during Dilatation and Evacuation – Gynecologic NegligenceA 28 year female underwent D&E at 16 weeks due to a lethal malformation of her fetus. During the procedure, the gynecologist perforated her uterus and removed parts of her colon causing such damage that she had to undergo a subtotal colectomy.
• $250,000 – Family physician failed to renew ongoing prescriptionPatient suffered a stroke.
• Medical Malpractice – ER Failed To Diagnose Stroke – Several Risk Factors – Discharged – Partial Paralysis – $250,000 SettlementMedical malpractice. Partial left side paralysis as a result of failure to diagnose stroke.
• $225,000 – Emergency Department physician failed to recognize and treat symptoms of strokePatient is discharged and later suffers a stroke.
• Medical Malpractice – Carotid Blockage – Delayed Diagnosis Of Stroke Symptoms – Paralysis – Poorer Outcome – $200,000 Mediated SettlementMedical malpractice. A delay in diagnosing a blockage of the carotid artery resulted in exacerbated symptoms from a stroke. The patient recovered $200,000 in a confidential mediated settlement.
• Over Prescribed medication yields $180,000 (2012)Elderly female suffers permanent neurological injury as a result of the over prescription of a medication; she had showed signs and symptoms of impairment a year earlier.
• IV Infiltration in Emergency Department yields $170,000 (2012)67 year old African American female has her IV infiltrate while it was unattended and left unchecked for hours; As a result it caused severe tissue necrosis of the left arm requiring surgery.
• $165,000 – Family Practice physician failed to see patient as required to renew her medication and merely continue dosing over the phone
  
• Patient developed a toxicity that caused impairment.
  
• Orthopedics — Failure To Properly Treat Leg Fracture — Deformity — $160,000 AwardThe plaintiff alleged the defendant failed to properly treat a tibia/fibula fracture in a 17-year-old male. A seventeen degree deformity of the tib/fib area of the leg resulted in a 35 percent permanent partial disability.
• Laparotomy – Marshall Marchette Krantz Procedure (Bladder Tack) Suture Through Ureter – Second Surgery Necessary – Colitis – $150,000 SettlementMedical Malpractice; plaintiff injured during laparotomy and Marshall Marchette Krantz Procedure (Bladder Tack). Surgeon sutured through ureter, subsequent surgery necessary to remove stitches, plaintiff developed colitis in hospital.
• $147,500 – Spinal Cord Injury – Failure to Diagnose – Motorcycle Accident – Emergency Room NegligenceA 60 year old male was involved in a motorcycle accident. He loss consciousness and was taken by ambulance to the emergency room. He was treated and released. That night while at home he began to lose sensation in his extremities. He was taken to a different hospital where they diagnosed his spinal cord injury. He still has limited function in one arm and one leg.
• Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation Procedure – Ureter To Bladder Severed – Failure To Discover And Repair – $100,000 VerdictSurgeon severed ureter to bladder while inserting trocar during attempted laparoscopic tubal ligation; failure to discover and repair. After client was unable to void, emergency surgery was necessary to correct the problem. Patient fully recovered.
• Pharmacy error causing kidney damage yields $100,000 (your case in 2013)Middle aged professional female suffered permanent kidney damage in the form of reduced functionality as a result of a pharmacy filling error for a kidney medicine.
• $75,000 – retained surgical sponge – hospital negligenceA 35 year old female underwent hernia repair. A surgical sponge was left behind causing her to suffer abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. A second surgery was performed to remove the sponge.
• $47,500 -Gynecologic Malpractice – defective medical instrumentA 31 year old had an HTA procedure performed and suffered severe burning of her vaginal area and buttocks. She suffered severe pain for several weeks following the injury and was left with noticeable scarring in the areas.