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$20M Hospital Medical Malpractice Settlement For Communications Breakdowns Leading To Paralysis

June 22, 2016

A Washington hospital has reached a $20 million settlement with a man whose repeated concerns that he had fractured his back after suffering a fall from his bed went unheeded, leading to his paralysis. As part of the settlement, the hospital and the man agreed to work together to address communicati[...]

Kentucky Medical Malpractice Jury Awards Man’s Estate $1.45 Million, After 13 Years

March 7, 2012

Back in 1999, a paraplegic man went to a local Kentucky hospital’s emergency room, complaining of abdominal pain along with vomiting and constipation that were treated with an enema and pain medication before the man was discharged from the emergency room. That night, the man was vomiting b[...]

Philadelphia Emergency Room Malpractice Leads To Man’s Death — And His Watch Stolen From His Wrist

February 12, 2012

A 63-year-old man who felt pain going down his right side walked several blocks from his home to a local Philadelphia hospital emergency room where the emergency room hospital staff registered him. He spoke with other waiting patients in the emergency room for about twenty minutes. About 80 minutes[...]

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$20M Hospital Medical Malpractice Settlement For Communications Breakdowns Leading To Paralysis

Kentucky Medical Malpractice Jury Awards Man’s Estate $1.45 Million, After 13 Years

Philadelphia Emergency Room Malpractice Leads To Man’s Death — And His Watch Stolen From His Wrist

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