Post v. University Physicians, Inc.
Nation's largest refractive surgery verdict.
We obtained a $4,000,000 verdict in a LASIK eye surgery case where our client was improperly screened for the procedure. This amount stands as the nation's largest recovery for a refractive surgery case.
Roland v. Bernstein, M.D.
Jury finds surgeon's care unreasonable.
We represented Patti Roland against a neurosurgeon, hospital, and anesthesiologist regarding her injuries sustained during and after a low back disk removal surgery. The surgeon, anesthesiologist, and nurses failed to diagnose and treat the injuries and shock suffered by Patti after the surgeon had a pituitary rongeur slip during surgery, injuring one of her main blood vessels. The anesthesiologist and hospital settled for $1,400,000 before trial. The surgeon refused to offer a fair settlement. We tried the case, and Patti received a $923,550 verdict against him, bringing her total recovery to $2,323,550.
Zavala v. Paradise Valley Hospital
Medical lab held accountable for errors; jury awards $800,000.00.
We obtained an $800,000 verdict against Paradise Valley Hospital due to its lab technician's failure to run a required blood test that would have led to the early diagnosis and treatment of our client's problems. We also negotiated confidential settlements for our client from several other healthcare providers who had a part in the failure to timely diagnose and treat his medical problems.
Paramedics' failure to know how to use defibrillator results in man's death.
We negotiated a substantial confidential settlement for our clients whose husband and father sustained a heart attack, only blocks from the defendant Fire Department. His wife drove him straight to the Fire Department and, due to the paramedics' inability to properly administer a defibrillator and to insert a trachea tube, the man died.
Doctors' failure to evaluate child results in death.
Our clients' 10 month old son died 19 days after he had surgery to repair his duodenum. The baby died of an undiagnosed small bowel obstruction. From the time of his admission to the time of his death, no doctor ordered any imaging or x-rays. We settled this case for a confidential amount alleging that the physicians fell below the standard of care because they failed to look into the baby's medical history and properly communicate with the hospital nurses.
Pediatric surgeons responsible for improper diagnosis and treatment.
We obtained a confidential settlement for our clients against a hospital, three pediatric surgeons, and an anesthesiologist who deprived our infant client of oxygen, causing brain damage, by failing to timely diagnose and properly treat a neuroblastoma tumor.
Hospital fails to protect mentally ill man.
We were able to obtain a substantial confidential settlement for our client whose husband committed suicide by jumping off a second story railing after having been put into the care of an in-patient psychiatric unit for suicidal tendencies.
Physician fails to recognize importance of abnormal exam results.
We represented the young children of a 36-year-old woman who died of cervical cancer. The cancer was missed by her primary care physician during a routine examination. We were able to establish that the physician misread a pathology report that identified the presence of the cancer at a point in time when treatment would most likely have been successful.
Doctors responsible for failure to understand fetal distress during labor.
We were successful in negotiating a confidential settlement for our client, a young child, who was brain injured when the hospital and treating physician failed to recognize an irregular heartbeat and lack of oxygen being delivered to her brain before delivery. This settlement will allow our client to have all her needs met as she grows up.
Doctors fail to properly perform open heart surgery.
We successfully negotiated a multi-million dollar settlement for clients against doctors alleging negligence in performing heart surgery of the family patriarch. The doctors' negligence resulted in a significant weakening of his heart, which ultimately resulted in his death.
Doctors responsible for disability caused by putting catheter in artery instead of vein.
The defendant anesthesiologist negligently put a hemodialysis catheter in our client's neck artery rather than her neck vein, causing a stroke and brain damage. We settled the claim against the anesthesiologist, nephrologists, radiologist, and hospital for a confidential sum.
Hospital responsible for pain medication overdose death of Nogales businessman.
We succeeded in negotiating a confidential settlement for the surviving family of a successful businessman, father, and husband from Nogales, Arizona. He checked into a hospital for simple rotator cuff surgery and was administered too much pain medication, which resulted in heart failure and death.
Group home and doctor improperly dismiss young girl as attention seeking causing her lifelong injuries.
We represented a young girl against her group home and her pediatrician for failure to treat her severe back pain, numbness, incontinence and high fevers, which were the result of significant objective disease. The techs and pediatrician claimed that she was merely attention seeking. After many complaints, she finally underwent surgery, where cervical, thoracic, and lumbar laminectomies were performed. Our client was left with catastrophic and permanent problems. We settled her case against all concerned for a confidential amount.
