Entries from February 2008 ↓

The Baltimore medical malpractice lawyers of Snyder Weltchek & Snyder won a verdict of $1.75 million for the family of a woman who died of a pulmonary embolism after undergoing bladder suspension surgery at St. Joseph Medical Center. The nurses failed to give her blood thinners or put compression stockings on her legs to reduce the risk of clotting. Those stockings are one of the best ways to prevent blood clots. The nurses also failed to have her up and walking around after surgery, as the doctors had instructed. The patient died four days after surgery when a blood clot broke off and traveled to her lungs. After a six day trial the jury awarded $500,000 to the estate, $500,000 to her husband, and $250,000 to each of their three adult children.

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The Law Offices of Snyder Weltchek & Snyder obtained a $1.05 million verdict in a medical malpractice case. Two emergency room doctors at Union Memorial Hospital failed to diagnose a blood clot in the lungs of Christian. Christian had surgery on his bowel days before pain sent him back to the emergency room. The doctors told him it was pneumonia when he visited the emergency room. Christian died two weeks later. The lawyers of Snyder Weltchek & Snyder believed that the doctor’s negligence was the cause of the death and autopsy reports showed Christian had a blood clot that should have been diagnosed by the doctors, because blood clots are a common condition after surgery. After two weeks of testimony, a Baltimore Circuit Court jury ruled that the doctor’s committed medical malpractice that led to death and must pay $1,050,000 in damages to the Christian’s Family.

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Tricities, TN Medical Malpractice law firm of Evan Meade and Associates successfully assisted their injured client in being awarded a settlement of $1.67 million. The case of doctor error against the involved Elizabethton, Tennessee hospital and attending OB-GYN physician whose negligence caused a birth trauma resulting in cerebral palsy, was the largest paid jury verdict of the first judicial district in 2000.

Similarly, Mr. Meade represented injured clients in later cases where his clients were awarded a $825,000.00 settlement in a case of misdiagnosis of breast cancer against a Johson City pathologist and $800,000 in a prescription error lawsuit which resulted in a wrongful death from an overdose of Marcaine, in 2004 and 1994 respectively.

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The Johnson City, TN personal injury law firm of Evan Meade and Associates successfully represented a Minnesota accident victim in a lawsuit where they were awarded a settlement of $1.85 million. The 2007 case began when a reckless pick up truck slid directly into a parked vehicle resulting in serious injuries including severe leg fracture and traumatic brain injury .

Similarly, in 1999 Evan Meade’s law firm represented a Bristol Tennessee car wreck victim who was unable to stand or walk easily due to severe fractures of the legs, which were sustained during the accident. They were awarded a $750,000 settlement by the jury, while the attorneys obtained experience allowing them to use their acquired skills to win future cases.

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Repeated failures to properly diagnose severe headaches results in young woman becoming legally blind. A teacher’s aide was in and out of three emergency rooms in October of 1998 before she was properly evaluated by a neurologist and referred to a neuro-ophthalmologist. She first went to Westchester Medical Center and later to Our Lady of Mercy Hospital. By the time the specialist identified that pressure on her optical nerve was the cause of her headaches, the damage was irreversible. She was left with no central vision, sees only shadows, sees no colors, and must use a cane. The case against Westchester Medical was settled for $1.75 million and with her primary care group for an additional $500,000.

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