Doctor/Hospital Negligence

Disabled Client Becomes Paralyzed Due to Ignored Infection Resulting in $3,500,000.00 Settlement

Our middle-aged client lived with his parents in Pennsylvania.  He was disabled.  He fell and went to an emergency room and later developed a high fever.  He was found not to be moving very well and he had numbness to both of his hands.  There was no MRI machine in the hospital and they had to wait until the end of the weekend to see what was happening in his spine.  When they finally got around to doing the MRI there was an infection in the spine.  There was documented spinal cord compression which was ignored.  He needed to see a neurologist to find out what was going on in his spine but no evaluation was performed.  As a result, our client suffered spinal cord permanent injury with paraplegia.  Numerous experts were retained to prove not only the responsibility of the negligent doctor and hospital but also to establish all of the future needs of our client.  A life care plan was prepared.  The case was ready for trial and it was agreed that a mediation would take place.  As a result, a settlement of $3,500,000.00 was achieved. This medical malpractice case took tremendous effort by our litigation team. contact us | back to top

Mother’s Death Following Delivery Of Twins Results In $1,200,000.00 Settlement In Medical Malpractice Lawsuit.

The Court approved a $1,200,000.00 settlement obtained for the children of the mother who died following childbirth. Our medical malpractice litigation team successfully demonstrated that the mother had an rare abnormal condition which should have been identified earlier, and an earlier caesarian section delivery should have been performed. With support of nationally recognized medical specialists, we successfully showed that had proper care been rendered the mother could have survived. The case was vigorously contested by the defendant Hospital arguing that earlier delivery would not have mattered but the medical malpractice case was settled for $1,200,000.00.
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Disabled Client Becomes Paralyzed Due to Ignored Infection Resulting in $3,500,000.00 Settlement

Our middle-aged client lived with his parents in Pennsylvania.  He was disabled.  He fell and went to an emergency room and later developed a high fever.  He was found not to be moving very well and he had numbness to both of his hands.  There was no MRI machine in the hospital and they had to wait until the end of the weekend to see what was happening in his spine.  When they finally got around to doing the MRI there was an infection in the spine.  There was documented spinal cord compression which was ignored.  He needed to see a neurologist to find out what was going on in his spine but no evaluation was performed.  As a result, our client suffered spinal cord permanent injury with paraplegia.  Numerous experts were retained to prove not only the responsibility of the negligent doctor and hospital but also to establish all of the future needs of our client.  A life care plan was prepared.  The case was ready for trial and it was agreed that a mediation would take place.  As a result, a settlement of $3,500,000.00 was achieved. This medical malpractice case took tremendous effort by our litigation team. contact us | back to top

Delay in Cancer Diagnosis Due to Incorrect Reading of X-Ray

A lifelong smoker was sent to the hospital for a chest x-ray. The x-ray showed a suspicious gray area, but the client was not told and no additional testing was done at that time. When she was x-rayed two years later, she found that she had incurable lung cancer. She died a year after that. Liever, Hyman & Potter and our litigation partners were retained. A highly qualified expert physician reviewed the two x-rays and was prepared to testify as to the increased risk of harm caused by the delay in diagnosis of lung cancer. A settlement was obtained in the amount of $450,000. contact us | back to top