U.S. District Court Declines to Rule Unconstitutional the Illinois...
A federal district court judge in Chicago declined to stay the prejudgment interest in a medical malpractice case, reaching a similar conclusion given by another federal judge in this highly...
View Article$300,000 Settlement for Excessive Use of Radiation
Jennifer Schlutt, 26, was diagnosed as having squamous cell carcinoma of the distal urethra or periurethral area. She underwent a course of radiotherapy treatment, including external beam radiotherapy...
View Article$18 Million Jury Verdict in Late Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Kerri Downes, 22, discovered a lump in her right breast while showering. She went to Axia Women’s Health, where she was seen by a nurse practitioner, Eileen Carpenter. Carpenter diagnosed fibrocystic...
View Article$75 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Timely Diagnose Stroke
Jonathan Buckelew, 32, experienced neck pain and a headache for four days. In addition, he suffered bouts of blurred vision and ringing in his ears. He went to a chiropractor — Dr. Michael Axt — who...
View Article$2.4 Million Jury Verdict in Improper Monitoring of Coagulation Levels
Ms. Doe, 70, suffered from atrial fibrillation and had two mechanical heart valves. She was prescribed Coumadin to prevent a stroke. When Dr. Roe, her treating cardiologist, recommended elective...
View Article$1 Million Settlement in Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer
Robin Mann underwent a screening mammogram at the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A doctor there allegedly noted a previously seen mass in Mann’s left breast but did not order an ultrasound....
View Article$4.85 Million Settlement in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Aortic Dissection
Edward Peers was eating dinner with his family when he felt a jolt of pain in his back and radiating chest pain. He was taken to Doylestown Hospital where he was examined by an emergency department...
View ArticleIllinois Appellate Court Affirms Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict on Issues...
The defendants, Gregg Coccaro, M.D., and Associated Saint James Radiologist, S.C., appealed from the $6.5 million jury verdict in this medical malpractice lawsuit. The appeal raised the following two...
View Article$77.5 Million Jury Verdict Including $1 Million in Punitive Damages in...
Nicholas Carusillo, 29, had a history of bipolar affective disorder, manic depression and substance abuse. After experiencing signs of mania and behavioral outbursts, he was admitted to an inpatient...
View Article$1.5 Million Settlement in Delayed Diagnosis, Treatment of Colon Cancer Case
Mr. Doe had a family history of colon cancer. He also had a personal history of ulcerative colitis. He underwent regular colonoscopies. In 2016, one of the pathology specimens collected during his...
View Article$500,000 Jury Verdict in Failure to Convert Patient to General Anesthesia
Darren Vines, 48, was a corrections officer when he suffered a concussion after being beaten in a workplace attack. One week later, he underwent a procedure to remove food from his throat. He later...
View Article$2.5 Million Settlement in Misread Electrocardiogram Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Doe went to a medical clinic complaining of increased fatigue, weakness and shortness of breath. A resident physician allegedly obtained an electrocardiogram (EKG), which was abnormal, and ordered a...
View Article$4 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Obtain an Order Timely CT Scan
Michael Gerhards, 68, hit his head when he slipped and fell on ice outside his home. He was taken by ambulance to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center where he was diagnosed as having a forehead...
View Article$4 Million Settlement in Mishandled Birth Delivery
Brittani Clavet was admitted to the University of Connecticut’s John Dempsey Hospital at 35 weeks gestation. The treating obstetrician, Dr. David Park, allegedly attempted a manual rotation of the...
View Article$6.5 Million Jury Verdict in Mismanaged Delivery and Wrongful Death Lawsuit
At 37 weeks gestation, Jomayra Rodriguez, 31, was admitted to Yale New Haven Hospital. Rodriguez, whose baby had abdominal ascites in his stomach, was then induced. Abdominal ascites is a condition in...
View Article$10.5 Million Settlement Reached in Failure to Properly Evaluate, Timely...
Matthew Rossignol, a combat veteran and a father of three, underwent an annual test at the Harry Truman Veterans Administration Hospital. The test results showed that he had an eGFR of 72.7. An eGFR...
View Article$2.5 Million Settlement in Late Order of MRI
Mr. Doe, 68, went to a hospital complaining of severe back pain. When he was admitted, a hospitalist ordered an MRI. Doe began declining neurologically and then was treated for respiratory issues...
View ArticleAppellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Late Diagnosis of Breast Cancer...
A New York Appellate Court has held that the plaintiff in a breast cancer negligence case failed to raise a triable issue of fact and opposition to a defendant’s summary judgment motion. Merlinda...
View Article$650,000 Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Sinusitis
Doe was a toddler when taken to MetroSouth Medical Center suffering from a three-day history of fever, headache and eye symptoms. Doe had an elevated heart rate and blood pressure at the hospital. The...
View Article$1.6 Million Settlement in Failure to Timely Diagnose Breast Cancer
Ms. Doe, who had a history of breast cancer, underwent regular breast MRIs. After a tumor was identified on an MRI, her treating radiologist reviewed previous scans and allegedly confirmed that they...
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