Medical Malpractice

$450,000: Mother/Wife Bleeds to Death in Hospital after Giving Birth

TYPE OF CASE: Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death INJURIES: Wrongful death of wife and mother DATE & LOCATION OF INCIDENT: August…

16 years ago

$650,000: Doctor Nicked Bowel During Surgery Causing Deadly Infection

CASE DESCRIPTION:  Defendant was admitted to the hospital for abdominal pain and had bowel surgery.  During the surgery, the Decedent’s…

16 years ago

$750,000: Doctor Fails To Diagnose Breast Cancer For Two Years

CASE DESCRIPTION:  Plaintiff brought suit to recover insurance policy limits from a plane crash that involved her father, husband, and…

16 years ago

$900,000: Stroke Misdiagnosed In Emergency Room

CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff was hospitalized on 12/2/87 and misdiagnosed as having acute thought disorder. Since the Plaintiff was uncooperative a…

16 years ago

$940,317: Doctor Severs A Spinal Accessory Nerve During Neck Surgery

CASE DESCRIPTION:  A woman went in for the removal of a cyst in her neck.  During the surgery the doctor…

16 years ago

$1,500,000: Hospital Fails To Respond To Uterine Rupture During Childbirth

CASE DESCRIPTION: While a woman was giving vaginal birth she experienced a uterine rupture. The hospital staff should have responded…

16 years ago

$2,314,721.78: Award For Delay In Ordering Caesarian Section

CASE DESCRIPTION: While "Doe" Mother was in labor with "Doe" Baby at "Roe" Hospital, the nursing staff and "Roe" Doctor…

16 years ago

$7,062,000: Paralyzed Military Veteran’s Auto/Med Mal Case Resolved During Jury Selection

CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff entered into the intersection of Ball Road and Moody in the City of Cypress. At the same…

16 years ago

$2,415,000: Anesthesiologist Runs Into Intubation Complications Resulting In Death Of Patient

CASE DESCRIPTION: Decedent was admitted into St. Jude Hospital in Fullerton for elective sinus surgery. Due to intubation complications and…

19 years ago

$850,000: Misguided Epidural Needle Causes Woman Partial Paralysis To Legs

CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff Mrs. Doe underwent a scheduled hysterectomy. As a result of an improperly administered epidural anesthesia she experienced…

19 years ago