Smith vs. Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, et al.,

Outcome: $5.6 million

Description: Our client, a 38 year-old mother of two (2), entered the defendant hospital for the performance of a minor gynecological procedure. During the course of the procedure, the anesthesiologist failed to appropriately monitor and she sustained a cardiac arrest which lead to her death. During the course of the case our detailed and thorough investigation revealed the anesthesiologist had multiple complaints lodged against him by other hospital staff and the hospital had never taken any supervisory action