An appendectomy patient who had been taking the anti-coagulant Coumadin (due to a prior heart valve replacement) died after the attending surgeon allegedly overlooked internal bleeding before completing the operation.The plaintiff also alleged tha...
Medical malpractice jury trial, failure to diagnose.The decedent suffered from right ventricular dysfunction, and she eventually died of right ventricular failure. According to the plaintiff, the decedent's condition could have been and should ha... View Proceeding
The plaintiff's sciatic nerve was permanently injured during hip replacement surgery, resulting in chronic pain. The plaintiff sought over $1M in damages.The defendant orthopedic surgeon had undergone eye surgery for a detached retina 20 days bef... View Proceeding
Plaintiff Martha Kornak's husband, 35 year-old James Kornak, died after surgery to install a pacemaker, which was indicated for atrial fibrillation or arrhythmia (fast or irregular heartbeat). The pacemaker was successfully implanted, but due to ...
Case Description: While Bryant was a patient at Kent General Hospital, which is a facility operated by Bayhealth, he sustained injuries as a result of a fall from his hospital bed. BryantÂ’s injury occurred on April 29, 2004. Under the applicabl... View Proceeding
Proceeding to determine whether plaintiff attorneys were entitled to recover a 25% contractual contingency fee (worth approximately $500,000) plus $42,000 in costs from a portion of a recovery on behalf of a successful medical malpractice plaintif... View Proceeding
Case and Proceedings Overview: This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court dismissing one of two defendants in a medical malpractice action.Outcome: The Supreme Court of Delaware dismisses because it lacks jurisdiction. http://court... View Proceeding
Case Overview: In this case the Respondent initiated a suit against the Petitioner, Brandon Regional Hospital, alleging that a physician on staff was not properly credited by the hospital to perform surgical procedures that the Respondent receive...
