Plaintiff, a 39 year old male, experienced a sudden onset of rectal bleeding and was hospitalized for evaluation of his colon. A gastroenterologist performed a colonoscopy and an EGD (upper G I study) and diagnosed Plaintiff with diverticulosis ( a benign pouching condition) in the sigmoid (the lower portion of the colon). The gastroenterologist gave Plaintiff dietary instructions to...
Read MoreThis case arises out of a devastating adverse reaction by a Missouri resident to a tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. This vaccine had been administered to the then fifty-eight (58) year old financial planner who had formerly served as mayor of the small community where she lived. The plaintiff sustained encephalopathy and profound, irreversible brain injury. The vaccine was...
Read MoreJohn and Jane Does v. __________, M.D. et al. A local Kansas City surgeon committed fraud when he advertised on the local television station that he performing a new and improved elective surgery procedure right here in the Kansas City area that would change his patients’ lives forever. Previously this new and revolutionary elective procedure was only being performed...
Read MoreRodriguez, minor v. Secretary of HHS Dempsey Kingsland Osteen represented one year-old Mario Rodriguez who became quadriplegic suffering from transverse myelitis after receiving the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in Kansas City on January 25, 2000. The award in this case was received after a long battle in the courts and after achieving a reversal in the federal court...
Read MoreThe Dempsey Kingsland Osteen law firm obtained an $850,000 settlement for a client in a case involving complications from gall bladder surgery. John Doe John Doe was a vigorous retired 72-year-old when he began experiencing stomach discomfort and pain after meals. His regular doctor referred him to Defendant Doctor, a general surgeon. Defendant Doctor ordered a CT scan, which...
Read MoreMissouri residents expect a certain standard of care from doctors and health professionals. Whether they are receiving treatment for a severe injury or something as simple as the common cold, patients expect that their ailment will be correctly diagnosed and they will receive the correct treatment in the end. But a recent story out of Washington reminds us that...
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