A 35-year-old woman presented to the defendant’s hospital to deliver her third child. She expressed her desire to attempt a natural delivery after delivering her first two children by c-section. After her labor failed to progress, the decision was made to perform a c-section. Just before the surgery, the defendant OB/GYN recommended to the patient…
A young child underwent surgery to repair a hole in his heart. The surgeon administered propofol, which is an intravenous anesthetic used for procedural sedation. During the procedure, the child decompensated and ultimately died. Counsel alleged that the defendants failed to properly administer anesthesia and otherwise failed to properly monitor the patient. The case settled…
A 69-year-old man was injured in a collision and later died from those injuries, leaving behind a widow and four adult children. At the time, he was working for the NC DOT, supervising inmates working along the side of the four-lane U.S. Highway. He was parked off the side of the road in a yellow…
The deceased was flying with her husband of several weeks in his private plane from Hickory North Carolina to Indianapolis. The plane was not equipped for cross-country instrument flight, and the proposed route of the flight took the plane through severe meteorological conditions. During pre-flight planning, the husband was made aware that there would be…
A 54-year-old metalworker presented to an ophthalmologist with pain in his eye and blurred vision. On examination, the doctor discovered that a tiny piece of metal had partially penetrated the patient’s cornea where it remained lodged. The doctor removed the metal and diagnosed the patient with a condition called ‘rust ring.’ The doctor prescribed topical…
A 63-year-old man underwent successful coronary artery bypass grafting at the defendant hospital. Over a week later, he began to suffer from pain and swelling in his left calf. He returned to the hospital and was diagnosed with deep venous thrombosis (DVT), or clots in his leg. The patient was admitted and treated with anticoagulant…
A 24-year-old plaintiff was riding in a passenger van traveling to Charlotte with several other military recruits on their way to enlist in the armed forces. They were traveling behind an 18-wheel tractor-trailer on a two-lane road when the van driver attempted a passing maneuver. In the middle of the pass, the van driver contended…
Mrs. Swink went to Dr. Weintraub to replace her pacemaker. Dr. Weintraub also determined that one of the electrical wires or ‘leads’ connecting the device to the heart had failed. Rather than leave the old lead in place, Dr. Weintraub elected to remove or ‘extract’ the lead. While attempting to perform the lead extraction, Dr….
A 44-year-old man was killed in an automobile wreck. The case settled for $1.2 million, which was the limit of insurance coverage available. However, there was a large workers’ compensation lien against the proceeds. Counsel filed a motion to strike the lien in order to more fully compensate the beneficiaries of the estate. At the…
A woman driving down NC 62 outside of Greensboro was killed when her Mitsubishi was struck by a commercial truck that ran a stop sign. Even though she was wearing her seatbelt, the force of the collision was so great that she was ejected from the vehicle, resulting in extensive blunt force trauma that almost…
