Jury Award $1.75 million for Wrongful Death

February 28th, 2008 | Medical Malpractice, Settlements

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.