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Hospital Technicians Cause Displacement of Spinal Fracture Resulting in Paraplegia – $850,000 Settlement

Our client had recently retired from a blue collar job due to structural vulnerability in his spine caused by severe osteoporosis and severe ankylosing spondylitis. These diagnoses had caused the client’s spine to become brittle and prone to fracture and to degenerate such that he had developed a massive humpback. He suddenly experienced severe mid-back pain during a coughing...

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Medication Error at Hospital Results in Brain Injury — $1.5 Million Settlement

This case was cited by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as one of the largest medical malpractice settlements in the State of Missouri during calendar year 2016. The case settled as the result of the combined efforts of our medical team along with expert witnesses and lay witnesses that we identified through our investigation. In building the case, we gathered and...

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Negligent Monitoring of Blood Thinner Prescribed to Spinal Surgery Patient – $1 Million Settlement

We achieved a $1 million settlement within just four months of having presented this case to the defendant’s insurance carrier. In order to accomplish settlement of the case, we prepared comprehensive PowerPoint and demand letter presentations with the help of our medical team. In the demand package, we laid out the applicable medical literature including the FDA Black Box...

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Failed Gynecologic Surgery Case – $950,000 Settlement

Eleven law firms had rejected this case that involved a thirty-seven-year-old Kentucky resident who sustained multiple complications from gynecologic surgery. We felt that the case might have merit despite the many rejections because she had sustained nerve damage that created pain and dysfunction in her right leg together with many lower abdominal injuries. The client’s right leg injury suggested...

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Medical Malpractice in a Hospital Emergency Department

In a hospital emergency department, doctors treat a wide variety of health conditions. Emergency medicine physicians will treat patients for conditions that range from routine health problems to life threatening health crises. Upon entering the emergency department of a hospital, a patient is assessed by a triage nurse, who determines the level of seriousness of the patient’s condition, prioritizing...

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Truck-Car Fatality Collision – $5 Million Dollar Settlement

The insurance company for the truck driver and trucking company defendants initially offered $375,000 to settle this case. After we filed suit and took depositions of the truck driver and the President of the trucking company and its Safety Director, the defendants requested a mediation which accomplished settlement in the sum of $5 million. Missouri Lawyers Weekly cited this...

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Patient is Discharged from Hospital without Medically Necessary Device – $700,000 Settlement

We filed this case against seven hospital physicians because of communication errors that resulted in our client being discharged from the hospital without a life-saving cardiac device designed to intervene in the event a patient experiences a heart attack. Approximately four days after his discharge, our 58 year old client experienced a myocardial infarction that resulted in his death....

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Defective Equipment Causes Electrical Shock – $900,000 Settlement

Plaintiff, a 38 year old master electrician, suffered mild to moderate brain damage when he sustained an electro shock injury while repairing a hot food holding table. Plaintiff alleged liability on the manufacturer for failing to install a ground wire, a standard safety device installed on electrical equipment, which would have prevented the table’s metal casing from being energized....

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Amputations of certain fingers and all toes because of bowel perforation from gallbladder surgery ($850,000 settlement)

Client, a 71-year-old retired but active male required gallbladder surgery and underwent a two and a half hour laparoscopic surgery. Within twelve hours of the surgery having been completed, client began experiencing excruciating abdominal pain and distention. Client also experienced dangerously high blood pressure and a significantly increased respiration rate. The attending nurse summoned the hospital’s rapid response team...

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