Failure to detect heart condition nets record verdict in Hampton – $25,000,000 Verdict 
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Published: February 25, 2013
Tags: Hampton Circuit Court, Judge Louis R. Lerner, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Settlements
On the morning of Jan. 31, 2010, the plaintiff, Christopher Denton (then age 37), experienced a sudden onset of chest pain, shortness of breath, sweating and jaw pain. His wife called 911 and he was taken to Riverside Walter Reed Hospital where he was admitted. Plaintiff’s EKGs were read as normal and his Troponin levels ...
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