New York Medical Error Settlement - $2.2 Million

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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