The plaintiff alleged that the defendant gynecologic surgeon injured her bladder during a laparoscopic hysterectomy. The patient developed a post-operative hole in the bladder that
This trial concerned the nursing care of a hospitalized patient who had experienced respiratory failure, renal insufficiency, hypotension and pericardial tamponade after bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, and
The plaintiff sued two ophthalmologists, alleging negligence in the performance of surgery for cataract removal and placement of an intraocular lens, resulting in postoperative retinal
While the defendant obstetrician-gynecologist was performing a laparoscopic tubal ligation on the plaintiff, he inadvertently perforated the small bowel. While the plaintiff did not claim
The plaintiff/patient alleged that he received negligent hospital care and orthopedic treatment for a compound bi-malleolar ankle fracture. The patient claimed that he began to
The plaintiff, who was complaining of chest pain, went to the office of her physician, who performed an EKG and diagnosed her with an acute
Plaintiff alleged Erb’s palsy / brachial plexus injury during obstetric delivery. Shoulder dystocia was not detected during delivery. Pre-trial, certified nurse-midwife’s trial counsel successfully opposed
The plaintiff’s decedent was admitted to the hospital after she became jaundiced. She had already been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. The defendant gastroenterologist
The plaintiff alleged failure by radiologist to detect abnormalities and testicular cyst in a scrotal sonogram of 4-year-old patient. A testicular cyst was diagnosed two
This wrongful death action arose out of a motor vehicle accident wherein the decedent fractured a cervical vertebra and was placed in a halo at
The plaintiff’s decedent, a dentist, was brought to the defendant hospital after a motorcycle accident. The plaintiff alleged wrongful death, claiming that the hospital, emergency
The plaintiff alleged that she fell and sustained a fractured hip and subsequently required two total hip replacements due to the defendant hospital’s negligence in
In a personal injury action based on premises liability, the plaintiff alleged that she fell and sustained a fractured shoulder and subsequently developed paraplegia as
The defendant orthopedic surgeon performed a closed reduction and casting of the plaintiff’s Colles fracture. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant should have performed an
The plaintiff visitor had been asked to leave the defendant nursing home at which his father was a resident. When the plaintiff refused to leave
The plaintiff claimed that she sustained a dislocated hip, peroneal nerve palsy, foot drop, the amputation of two toes and the inability to live independently
In a two-and-a-half-week trial, the plaintiff alleged negligence against a nursing home and its staff in connection with severe injuries and death sustained by his
The plaintiff claimed that just prior to cataract surgery by the non-party ophthalmologist the globe of his right eye was perforated by a needle that
The plaintiff alleged that a physician employee of an HMO failed to recognize the plaintiff’s history of alleged gastric disease and caused an ulcer and
The plaintiff’s fractured distal tibia and fibula were reduced by the defendant orthopedic surgeon, who according to the plaintiff’s expert, failed to achieve proper alignment,
In a seven-day trial, the plaintiff X-ray technician alleged that he sustained a severe electrical shock as the result of alleged defects in and improper
The defendant orthopedic surgeon was alleged to have improperly reduced open, segmental fractures of the distal tibia and fibula, and to have failed to properly
In a medical malpractice action, the plaintiff pleaded numerous departures by hospital personnel in connection with the post-operative treatment of a patient who allegedly sustained
The plaintiff alleged that the defendant orthopedic surgeon had improperly reduced her intertrochanteric hip fracture which resulted in a one inch shortening of the leg,
In a 17-day trial, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant pediatricians improperly treated hypoxia and acidosis of the newborn and allegedly failed to recognize or
In a wrongful death action, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant physicians had failed to diagnose myocarditis secondary to staphylococcus aureus septicemia in her 19-
In a six-day trial, the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant physicians, an internist and a rheumatologist, negligently failed to detect signs and symptoms of lung
In this three-week trial the plaintiff alleged that the defendant emergency room physician and physician’s assistant had failed to diagnose and treat a ruptured arteriovenous
The plaintiff contended that the defendant physicians failed to recognize signs of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolus prior to the death of the plaintiff’s
The 39-year-old female plaintiff claimed to have sustained traumatic carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar nerve neuropathy and a partial rotator cuff tear in her dominant upper
The plaintiff alleged that the defendant pediatrician negligently failed to treat severe metabolic acidosis in a newborn, thereby causing permanent and severely debilitating brain damage,
The 12-year-old female plaintiff was treated by the defendant in the emergency room following an automobile accident resulting in a “seat belt sign” on her
The plaintiff alleged that hospital staff committed malpractice by failing to provide necessary emergency treatment for a newborn who ultimately was diagnosed with extensive brain
In a premises liability action, the plaintiff alleged serious injuries after a slip and fall at defendant’s nursing home. The plaintiff was a phlebotomist from
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