Patient dies from sepsis after pocket of fluid bursts - $750,000 Verdict 
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: Judge Rodham T. Delk Jr., Medical Malpractice, Suffolk Circuit Court
On July 28, 2007, the 72-year-old decedent underwent a gastrograffin enema procedure under fluoroscopy by the defendant radiologist. The purpose for the procedure was to inspect an anastomosis that had a suspected leak in the small bowel.
An earlier CT scan of the pelvis showed fluid that had collected and was closed and not freely [...]
72-year-old injured in intersection collision - $460,000 Settlement
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: Personal Injury
On April 22, 2007, at 8:59 a.m., the plaintiff was traveling west in a 1998 Chevrolet truck on Beach Road in Chesterfield County, approaching the intersection with Spring Run Road. The plaintiff was travelling at 45 mph. The defendant was travelling north on Spring Run Rd. when he ran a stop sign and struck [...]
Infant suffers shoulder injury during delivery - $750,000 Settlement
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: Medical Malpractice
During delivery, a family practice physician and a resident at a teaching hospital applied excessive traction or pulling forces on the infant’s head and neck as the infant’s shoulder became lodged under the mother’s supra pubic bone after the head was delivered.
The child, now 8 years old, suffered a shoulder injury and currently has diminished [...]
Presence of obstetrician an issue in Erb’s palsy case - $675,000 Settlement
Published: March 8, 2010
Tags: Medical Malpractice
The infant plaintiff was delivered, following a shoulder dystocia, with a severe brachial plexus injury, involving nerve avulsion at multiple levels.
The defendant obstetrician denied that she was present at the time of the delivery, but her denial was contradicted by the mother, two family members and the nurse’s notes.
[10-T-023]
Type of action: Medical malpractice
Injuries alleged: [...]
Baby suffers from cerebral palsy after late c-section - $1,600,000 Settlement
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: Medical Malpractice
This matter involved the labor and delivery of a female infant in January 2006.
During the 39-year-old mother’s labor, the treatment team continued to administer, and increase the dosage of, pitocin to stimulate uterine contractions despite non-reassuring fetal heart tones. The claimant contended that pito-cin was contraindicated under the circumstances.
Eventually, the baby’s heart rate [...]
UIM coverage is key to road rage settlement - $850,000 Settlement
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: Fredericksburg Circuit Court, Judge Gordon F. Willis, Personal Injury
The case stemmed from a road rage or reckless driving incident between defendants Altimus and Greer. The plaintiff was involuntarily in the middle of it. There was limited coverage and the passengers in the Altimus car were killed and claims were made on their behalf.
Plaintiff’s claim was mainly based on his underinsured motorist policy [...]
Radial nerve severed during shoulder repair - $670,000 Settlement
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: Judge Leslie Osborn, Mecklenburg County Circuit Court, Medical Malpractice
The plaintiff, a 23-year-old woman, sustained a fractured humerus in her right (dominant) arm in an episode of domestic violence. She was eventually seen by the defendant orthopedic surgeon, who planned operative repair with the use of an intramedullary rod.
The surgeon had difficulty passing the rod from the shoulder through the site of the [...]
Spinal stenosis aggravated by automobile accident - $310,000 Settlement
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: Judge James P. Jones, Personal Injury, U.S. District Court - Western District
This case arose out of an automobile accident that aggravated an underlying spinal stenosis. Plaintiff had a C-4 through C-7 fusion and surgery on his lower back. Evidence presented in negotiations consisted of a transcript of the underlying traffic case and the deposition of plaintiff’s operating surgeon.
[10-T-019]
Type of action: Federal Tort Claims Act
Injuries alleged: Permanent [...]
Diagnosis of traumatic brain injury delayed a year - $562,500 Settlement
Published: February 15, 2010
Tags: Fairfax Circuit Court, Personal Injury
On April 3, 2006, a 12,000-pound box truck driven by the defendant’s employee turned in front of and smashed into the plaintiff’s car. Her car turned 90 degrees, crossed one lane in her roadway and traveled 50 more feet down a side street before coming to a rest.
The EMT and ER records made no mention [...]
Patient has pancreas removed after gall bladder operation - Defense Verdict
Published: February 15, 2010
Tags: Judge Rodham T. Delk Jr., Medical Malpractice, Southampton County Circuit Court
The plaintiff, then age 71, was admitted to Southampton Memorial Hospital on May 15, 2004. A diagnosis of gallstone pancreatitis was made and the defendant was consulted regarding a possible cholecystectomy.
After consultation with a gastroenterologist, the defendant decided to wait six weeks to give plaintiff’s pancreas time to recover. A pre-operative CT [...]
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