Posts Tagged ‘medical malpractice settlement’
16.5 Million Dollar result in Medical Malpractice Paralysis case
A jury has found in favor of a California couple in their hospital malpractice lawsuit alleging Trent Hughes was neglected after he suffered injury from an accident while he was off-roading. Hughes was airlifted to the hospital after his accident in November 2003, from which he had suffered a fractured spine. Shockingly he was not…
Read MoreCouple Accepts $2.5 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement
Susan Martin, of Columbia MO, and her husband, have successfully reached a settlement with two doctors from the University of Missouri Hospital whose seemingly simple medical error resulted in a full blown case of medical malpractice. The doctors agreed to pay the Martins $2.5 million for the injuries and damages suffered by Susan. The case…
Read MoreRecord Settlement Reached in California Birth Injury Lawsuit
A Sacramento judge approved a $5.75 million settlement last week in the case of young Cannon Hoops, who suffers from cerebral palsy due to a birth injury. The medical malpractice settlement is the largest amount ever agreed to by the University of California Davis Medical Center. Cannon Hoops was born on December 1st, 2004 but…
Read MoreMan Wins Lawsuit After Medical Error Nearly Kills Him
A Maine jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Scott McDonald, in his medical malpractice lawsuit against Mercy Hospital and Dr. James Owens after a medical error nearly took his life in 2003. The 46 year old man went to the emergency room to be treated for pain he was experiencing from a severe toothache…
Read MoreFamily Receives $3.7 Million in Wrongful Death Suit
The surviving family of a Wisconsin man who died of a misdiagnosed fungal infection has won in court in their wrongful death lawsuit. The father of two, Gustavo Espinal-Santos, went to the Bellin Family Medical Center in December 2003 because he was feeling ill. Physicians who treated the man diagnosed him as suffering from pneumonia. …
Read MoreFlorida Man Awarded 14 Million in Surgical Malpractice Suit
A 53 year old father from Hollywood Florida has been victorious in his surgical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who punctured one of his arteries during surgery, leaving him paralyzed and in need of round the clock care. Francis Ziadie went to Memorial Regional Hospital in 2002 with dizziness and slurred speech. He was having…
Read MoreCancer Misdiagnosis Case Comes to a Close
The family of Melissa Hendricks, a Texas woman who died from cancer that went undiagnosed for over a year, has been awarded $3.5 million in her wrongful death lawsuit. It is reportedly one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Denton County history. The suit alleged that in 2002, Hendricks found a small lump on…
Read MoreFailure to Diagnose Cancer Results in $24 Million Verdict
A Tennessee jury has found in favor of plaintiff Courtney Hill in her failure to diagnose lawsuit against Dr. Claudia Moise and OB/GYN Specialists P.C. of Memphis. She was awarded nearly $24 million for her medical bills, pain and suffering after her breast cancer was misdiagnosed. According to the lawsuit, Dr. Moise ignored Hill’s multiple…
Read More10 Million Awarded to Amputee Medical Malpractice Victim
A Texas jury has ruled in favor of John German in his medical malpractice lawsuit, awarding him $10 million for his injuries, future medical care and pain and suffering. Mr. German was admitted to Methodist Hospital to undergo heart surgery, during which he was given a dose of the drug Heparin. He had an allergic…
Read MoreJudge Approves $12M Settlement in Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit
OSF HealthCare System has agreed to pay $12 million for the care and medical costs of Jeremy Law, who suffered massive brain damage as a result of lack of oxygen during his 2004 birth. Jeremy now lives with a debilitating type of spastic cerebral palsy, requires a ventilator and needs 24-hour care. According to his…
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