Plaintiff was born with a condition known as hip dysplasia, a condition in which laxity exists in the hip joint. Laxity in a newborn’s hip joint leads to irregular development of the joint if not timely detected and treated. Treatment is non-operative if detected early and merely involves 6-8 weeks use of a Pavlik harness device. Early detection of...
Read MoreThe plaintiff, a retired but active male, underwent a laparoscopic gall bladder removal. During this surgical procedure, the defendant general surgeon inadvertently perforated the plaintiff’s bowel, and the perforation went undetected. During the twelve-hour period that followed surgery, the plaintiff went into a precipitous decline. The plaintiff experienced a distended abdomen, worrisome fever and abnormally high respiration and heart...
Read MoreA 60 year old Cass County woman was awarded $1.83 million after she developed a rare neurological disorder resulting from an adverse reaction to the influenza vaccine. She received the vaccine as part of a routine doctor’s visit on November 10, 2005. The following morning she experienced numbness in her legs and feet and was later diagnosed with transverse...
Read MoreA 48 year old Missouri man received a $1.75 million settlement after falling out of an enclosed bed in February 2007. The man was in the hospital being treated for a traumatic brain injury following a car accident. He was confused and combative due to his injuries leading hospital workers to improperly restrain the patient in an enclosed bed....
Read MoreThis is a catastrophic injury/death case arising out of the improper positioning of a venous catheter (UVC) into the heart chamber (right atrium) of a hospitalized, preterm infant. The malpositioning of this UVC resulted in the device eroding through the heart wall. Because the UVC was being used to infuse total parenteral nutrition (TPN), the TPN began to flow...
Read MorePlaintiff, 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 MoreAfter more than half a decade of decline, the number of Missourians who have lost their lives to motor vehicle accidents is up over the first two and a half months of 2012. This year is the first since 2005 in which fatalities on Missouri roads between January 1 and March 7 did not drop year-to-year. Almost a Third...
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...
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