$6.6 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Vein Clot
Kara Nguyen experienced pain after undergoing a splenectomy, which is the surgical removal of the spleen. She was 23 years old at the time. Her surgeon, Dr. Jorge Leiva, ordered a CT scan. Dr. Andre...
View ArticleIllinois Appellate Court Reverses Discovery Order in Wrongful Death Medical...
On May 13, 2015, Millicent Mnookin suffered a sudden drop in oxygen followed by cardiac arrest while she was under general anesthesia for surgery at Northwest Community Hospital. She was taken to an...
View ArticleLate Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer Results in $1.9 Million Settlement
Rita DaCosta underwent a Pap smear and HPV test. Her treating gynecologist, Dr. Michelle Olivera, was informed that the test results were abnormal. Dr. Olivera instructed her medical assistant to...
View Article$18 Million Jury Verdict for Late Diagnosis and Treatment of Infection to Spine
Joan Simmons, 58, was experiencing acute back pain. She went to the emergency room at St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital. She was treated and released. Her back pain continued. Eight days after the back...
View Article$20 Million Jury Verdict for the Death of a Patient After Improper...
Sharon Kimble, 50, suffered from chronic back pain. She took opioid pain medication and other drugs to alleviate her back pain. Kimble underwent back surgery at Laser Spine Institute to address her...
View ArticleState Supreme Court Rules That Neurosurgeon’s Deposition Testimony About...
The Florida Supreme Court has held that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing testimony by deposition of a patient’s treating neurosurgeon. The doctor testified at trial about what he...
View Article$3.05 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Ovarian...
Hamidan Mahamad underwent an annual gynecological checkup performed by an obstetrician, Dr. Herbert Mosberg, an employee of Hollis Women’s Center. Mahamad was in her middle 60s at the time of this...
View Article$6.8 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose Kidney Cancer
Mr. Doe, 54, sought treatment for his hypertension from Dr. Roe, his primary care physician. Urinalysis showed two to three red blood cells in Mr. Doe’s urine. However, Mr. Doe was not advised of this...
View Article$1.53 Million Jury Verdict for Unnecessary Surgery
A $1.53 million jury verdict was entered following the jury trial of 50-year-old Joseph Miller. Miller was referred to Bay Area Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine for evaluation of a bone spur in his...
View Article$644,000 Jury Verdict in Failure to Refer Patient to Cardiologist
Robert Suryadeth, 64, suffered from valvular heart disease. He was about to undergo outpatient surgery for his back problems. He met with an internist, Dr. Aruna Paspula, who had never before treated...
View ArticleIllinois Appellate Court Grants Motion for New Trial in Medical Malpractice...
The plaintiff Mary Sikora was the independent administrator of the estate of Chris Allan Sikora, deceased. Sikora brought a lawsuit against the defendant, Nirali R. Parikh, M.D., and ManorCare of Elk...
View ArticleU.S. District Court Denies Motion for Reconsideration in Medical Malpractice...
The U.S. District Court judge in Chicago handled a bench trial medical malpractice case under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). The result was a judgment in favor of a plaintiff that included $13.75...
View Article$137,500 Settlement for Late Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma
Over a period of seven years that began in May 2008, Ms. Doe, 50, presented to an HMO complaining of a dime-sized lesion on her right lower leg. Ms. Doe was seen by dermatologists and vascular...
View Article$43.33 Million Jury Verdict for Hospital’s Failure to Prevent Medical...
Billy Pierce, 61, was admitted to East Texas Medical Center complaining of stomach pain and vomiting. Gastroenterologist Dr. Gary Boyd diagnosed bile duct stones, acute pancreatitis and cholangitis....
View Article$400,000 Jury Verdict for Negligent Face-Lift Surgery
Shelva Kostrzewa underwent a face lift that was completed by a plastic surgeon, Dr. Thomas Beird. She was 64 years old at the time. It was alleged in the lawsuit that she suffered severe scarring and...
View ArticleIllinois Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Death Claim for the...
On April 21, 2011, Gail Osten had a screening mammogram. The “technologist” at the screening noticed a slightly inverted left nipple and a brown discharge, which Osten had not noticed before. The...
View Article$25.3 Million Jury Verdict for Negligence Related to Treatment of Stroke
Jerri Woodring-Thueson suffered a stroke. Several days later, tests showed a suspected vertebrobasilar arterial dissection. She was transferred to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center, the nearest...
View Article$6.3 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose, Treat Compartment Syndrome
Jody Blatchley, a 32-year-old snowboarding coach, fractured his left tibia and right calcaneus in a snowboarding mishap. He underwent two surgeries over the next few days including a left tibial...
View Article$14 Million Jury Verdict for Error in Misreading CT Scan
Courtney Webster was diagnosed as having rectal cancer when she was 41 years old. Five years later, she underwent a CT scan at CDI Indiana Center for Diagnostic Imaging after she experienced...
View ArticleNegligent Treatment of Postoperative Infection and Death Lead to Undisclosed...
Ana Mejia, 35, was admitted to an undisclosed hospital to undergo a tubal ligation following the birth of her third child. The procedure was done by a doctor employed by the Public Health Service....
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