Pre-Trial Settlement: A young woman died because of a failure to timely diagnose her lung cancer.

A young man died as a result of medical malpractice while he was being transported to a hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries from an automobile accident. The settlement for his widowed mom was justice for the loss of her only child.

A woman with a prior history of back surgery was stopped at a red light when her car was rear-ended at low speed. The accident aggravated her back pain to the point that she required daily doses of narcotic medications and she was no longer able to work. She received an award which will compensate her for the pain she will suffer for the rest of her life.

A pregnant woman who was past her due date arrived at the labor and delivery room. Although her doctor immediately saw signs of fetal distress on the fetal monitor, he waited several hours before performing an emergency c-section. The baby was born with cerebral palsy. The firm achieved a settlement which will help the child’s family provide for his special needs.

A disabled man was riding a motorized scooter up a hill when it stopped. When he attempted to reset the switch for the motor he accidentally hit the brake release switch. The scooter rolled backwards and threw him to the ground resulting in death from a head injury. The firm brought a product liability suit against the manufacturer of the scooter because the reset and brake switches were difficult to distinguish from the driver’s seat. We achieved a favorable settlement on the first day of trial.

A 49 year old woman underwent a laparoscopic hysterectomy during which the instruments punctured her bowel. A delay in diagnosis led to severe sepsis requiring a colostomy and a four week hospital stay. The firm achieved a jury verdict in favor of their client.

A pregnant mom presented to the emergency room in her seventh month with vaginal bleeding. Emergency room personnel delayed thirty minutes before sending her to the labor and delivery suite in the same hospital. The child was born with severe cerebral palsy. After three days of trial, the firm achieved a settlement with which the family was able to purchase a home that was wheelchair accessible and will be able to pay future medical bills.