Medical Malpractice — Landmark Case
- First lawsuit in U.S. linking hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) to the brain injury of a newborn.
- Settled for 22 million
Building Explosion — Propane Gas Leak:
- Injury to worker
- No odor detected
- Established that oxidation of newly painted propane storage tank caused odorant in propane gas to become odorless. A fact known to the Propane Gas Industry since the 1940s but kept secret. There is still no warning.
- Settled
Maritime Law — Death At Sea:
- Crew member thrown overboard in Atlantic Ocean
- Result of shipboard fight allowed to continue
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Settled
Medical Malpractice — Medication
- VA Hospital
- Negligent monitoring of patient given Depakote
- Severe liver damage
- Death resulting
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Settled
Medical Malpractice — Obstetrics
- Severe brain injury to newborn
- Obstetrician failed to test pregnant mother shortly before delivery for bacterial infections
- Newborn infected upon delivery
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Settled
Medical Malpractice — Psychiatric
- Improper administration of Haldol
- Death resulting
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Settled
Nursing Home Malpractice
- Internal bleeding caused by improper dosage of Heparin
- Death resulting
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Settled
Nursing Home Malpractice
- Bedsores
- Infection
- Death resulting
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Settled
Medical Malpractice — Resulting From A Motor Vehicle Accident
- Emergency room
- Chest injury
- Failure to treat promptly
- Paraplegia
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Settled
Medical Malpractice
- Robbery — stab wound to heart
- Emergency room, failure to treat
- Death resulting
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Settled
Dental Malpractice — Tooth Infection
- Abscess
- Ludwigs Angina (abscess travels to throat causing suffocation)
- Death resulting
- Verdict at trial
