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Defendant health care providers also failed to hospitalize the patient and undertake appropriate anticoagulation therapy, an- tihypertensive therapy, and antihypercholesterolemia therapy, and also failed to carry out careful monitor- ing and assessment of plaintiff’s cardiac, neurological, and metabolic functions. The defendant’s failure to aggressively treat the patient was a significant factor in causing the thrombotic occlusion of her left middle cerebral artery which she sus- tained in September, 1997.
Injuries/Damages: The infarction of plaintiff’s left middle cerebral artery has rendered the plaintiff hemiparetic and has impaired her mental, emotional, cogni- tive, and social functioning.
longer employable as a school teacher or guidance counselor. Past medical and re- lated expenses $13, 920.00; Lost household services $363,345.00; Lost net income $759,053.00.
Plaintiff ’s Expert(s): Alan Mackintosh, M.D.; Leslie H. Fenton, M.D.; Lawrence M. Resnick, M.D.; Estelle Davis, Ph.D.; Richard J. Lurito, Ph.D.
Verdict/Settlement: $1.5 million settle- ment
Plaintiff ’s Counsel: Gerard E. Mitchell (MTLA member) Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, Washington, DC; Laurie Amell (MTLA member) Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, Washington, DC; Michael Abelson, Washington, DC
________ Doe v. Roe
Facts: This is a medical malpractice case brought by Mr. and Mrs. Doe on behalf of their minor child. The minor child, when approximately ten-months-old, was brought to the Defendant, where he was diagnosed as having a temperature of 99.5 and red and yellow drainage coming form his left eye, which was noted to be hype- remic. He was treated with ophthalmic ointment and sent home. The next day, he was again returned to the Defendant, where he was noted to have a fever of 102.1, not taking much fluid and not eat- ing. He was diagnosed with conjunctivitis and an upper respiratory infection and sent home. A call was made to the De- fendant in the early morning hours indicating that the fever had increased.
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The next day, the minor Plaintiff was again taken to Defendant, where his tem- perature had increased and he had been vomiting. He was subsequently sent to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis.
Allegations of Liability: Plaintiff con- tended that the Defendant was negligent in failing to appropriately diagnose and treat him and in failing to perform ap- propriate testing to rule out a meningeal or other infectious process.
Jane Doe v. ABC Hospital Defendant
contended that there was no reason to do further testing and that they complied with the standard of care.
Injuries and Damages: The minor Plain- tiff has a bilateral hearing loss and some cognitive deficits.
She is no
Verdict/Settlement: Present cost settle- ment of $1,043,000.00.
Special Remarks: Allstate did not take deposition of Plaintiff and did not do DME. They also did not respond to dis- covery and failed to reply to motion for partial summary judgement. Allstate never made an offer until the week before trial. Offer was for $12,000.
Plaintiff ’s Counsel: Andrew E. Greenwald, Joseph, Greenwald & Laake (MTLA Member) Greenbelt, MD
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Facts: 46-year-old female was admitted to hospital on an emergency basis with complaints of lower quadrant pain. Lap- arotomy was performed in order to determine the cause of the pain. During the procedure, the iliac vein was lacerated, and was improperly repaired. Patient de- veloped compartment syndrome in all four compartments of her left leg. She was hospitalized for a total of fourteen (14) weeks. She was left with scarring and residual impairment, resulting in a limp of her left leg.
Allegations of Liability: Failure to per- form proper repair laceration of iliac vein, and failure to diagnose and treat promptly compartment syndrome.
Injuries/Damages: Laceration and im- proper repair of iliac vein, compartment syndrome in all four compartments of left leg, 14-week hospitalization, scarring and residual impairment, limp of left leg.
Plaintiff ’s Expert(s): Raymond Drapkin, M.D. (Orthopedics) Ellicott City, MD; Sandra Quartner, M.D. (ob/gyn) Towson, MD; Louis Queral, M.D. (Vascular Sur- gery) Baltimore, MD
Verdict/Settlement: Settlement of $550,000.00.
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