Posts Tagged ‘anesthesia malpractice’
Anesthesia Malpractice Lawsuit Ends in $20 Million Verdict
The jury in an Alabama wrongful death lawsuit has returned a hefty verdict of $20 million filed on behalf of a woman who died during surgery as a result of anesthesia malpractice. Paulett Pettaway Hall was about to undergo exploratory surgery to identify the cause of severe stomach pains when she received a dose of…
Read MoreNew York Medical Misconduct Board Revokes Anesthesiologist’s License
Dr. Brian Godweber has lost the ability to practice medicine in the state of New York. The decision came last week after the State Department of Health determined that he was guilty of medical negligence after he violated the proper practices to control infection when anesthetizing patients. According to State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines,…
Read MoreAnesthesia Awareness Lawsuit
A lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Baptist minister in West Virginia who reportedly committed suicide after having surgery and not being given the proper amount of anesthesia. His family claims that in the two weeks before the suicide occurred, Sherman Sizemore, 73, believed that people were trying to bury him alive.…
Read MoreAnesthesia Malpractice Lawsuit Filed in NJ
According to recent reports, a man living in New Jersey recently filed a lawsuit claiming he suffered life-altering injuries after having surgery. The man, 44, has been left permanently disabled from his injuries, which he and his caretakers insist was due to a mistake involving anesthesia. The case claimed medical negligence against the medical center…
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