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$1.8 Million Dollar Settlement – Medical Malpractice
Failure to Diagnose and Treat Gallstone Pancreatitis. The 47-year-old plaintiff presented to his defendant primary care physician’s office complaining of abdominal pain, which had persisted for approximately 48 hours. As part of plaintiff’s examination, the defendant physician drew blood and processed the blood through a laboratory which defendant owned. Among other values, the blood chemistries … Continue Reading
$1.5 Million Settlement – Wrongful Death
Failure to diagnose a pulmonary embolism in a 68-year-old man. Plaintiff’s decedent a 68-year-old barber underwent a prostatectomy for an enlarged prostate. Post surgically he began to show signs of a pulmonary embolism. He began to experience rapid respiration, shortness of breath, vomiting and anxiety. Physicians caring for him attributed his symptoms to nerves and … Continue Reading
$1.75 Million Arbitration Award
Medical malpractice – Failure to prevent diagnose and treat postural hypotension (a drop in blood pressure due to a change in position) and syncope due to over-medication of high blood pressure medication. Plaintiff was a 57-year-old mechanic who was treated by his family doctor for high blood pressure. The defendant doctor failed to recognize that … Continue Reading
$1 Million Dollar Settlement – Wrongful Death
Anesthesia Accident: This medical malpractice action arose out of negligent care rendered by a nurse anesthetist, which resulted in the tragic death of the plaintiff. The Defendant’s key responsibility as a nurse anesthetist was, after intubating plaintiff, to monitor her carbon dioxide levels to ensure that she was receiving oxygen from the anesthesia machine while … Continue Reading
$2.25 Million Dollar Jury Verdict – Product Liability
Rand v. ACCO Chain and Lifting Products, et al., Delaware County, PA – Defective Design and Manufacture of an Overhead Crane and Counterweight In February of 1996, Plaintiff, 63 year old Eugene Rand, was injured when a defectively designed steel counterweight and bracket weighting approximately 86 lbs. broke off from the hoist portion of a … Continue Reading
$6 Million Dollar Jury Verdict – Medical Malpractice
McCauley v. Edmunds, M.D., et al Failure to promptly diagnose and treat post-operative heart attack in 32 year old woman. Plaintiff underwent surgery to remove a pseudoaneurysm that developed on her heart following surgery to repair a septal defect when she was 9 years old. When removing the pseudoaneurysm the defendant surgeon ligated Plaintiff’s right … Continue Reading
A Jury Awards $2.8 Million To Girl Raped In Foster Care
An 11-year-old Philadelphia girl who was raped seven years ago while living in a foster home under contract with the city was awarded $2.8 million by a federal jury The eight-member civil-court jury deliberated about five hours before returning the verdict in favor of the girl – identified as “M.B.” – and her aunt and … Continue Reading
Fair Housing Act For Emotional Support Animal
If you are undergoing any mental or emotional frailty so you and your ESA animal are privileged to get Fair Housing. Fair housing is meant to secure the tenants from the discrimination of landowners. However, it is designed for the people with restrictions, special needs or assistive aids, such as ESA or Service animals. Here … Continue Reading
$2.5 Million Dollar Jury Verdict – Medical Malpractice
Perez v. Hahnemann University Hospital, et al. Failure to prevent nerve damage during surgical wisdom teeth extraction. While under general anesthesia, Plaintiff underwent an extraction of all four wisdom teeth. Prior to the operation, Plaintiff had no cranial nerve damage, no abnormal speech, and no hearing loss. Immediately after the operation, Plaintiff suffered from cranial … Continue Reading
