Here is a sampling of Walton Law Firm results in the area of medical malpractice:
IUD CONFUSION CAUSES PREMATURE BIRTH AND LIFE LONG HARM
Medical Malpractice - The wife of an active duty Marine had an IUD implanted while she was newly pregnant. This caused severe complications during the pregnancy and an extremely premature birth. The baby survived, but has lifelong deficits
Recovery: $5,000,000.00.
FEEDING TUBE NEGLIGENTLY PLACED INTO LUNG
Medical Malpractice - An 18-year-old woman was in intensive care for several weeks and lost the use of her left lung after the negligent placement of a feeding tube.
Recovery: $1,500,000.00.
FALL IN HOSPITAL CAUSES PREMATURE DEATH
Medical Malpractice - A terminally ill patient was hospitalized for medical issues related to his cancer. While in a the hallway after a test, he was left unsecured and unattended in his cardiac chair and fell forward and on to the floor. As a result of the fall, he suffered internal injuries that went undiagnosed and caused rapid decline and death.
Recovery: $150,000.00.
NEGLIGENT SURGERY CAUSES BLINDNESS AND BRAIN DAMAGE
Medical Malpractice - A 56-year-old airline industry engineer was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor. The surgery to remove the tumor resulted in permanent blindness and brain damage.
Recovery: $2,000,000.00.
LAB FAILS TO SEND REPORT OF EARLY CANCER TO PRIMARY DOCTOR
Medical Malpractice - A 56-year-old man developed colon cancer four years after physicians failed to follow up on biopsy results which showed he had a suspicious polyp.
Recovery: $225,000.00.