Anonymous v. State
N/AOUTCOME: 2.25M settlement/12M value structured payments
Failure to diagnose genetic disorder causing neurological damage.
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Laurence Michael Deutsch's Legal Cases (14)
Scarsdale, NY
Medical malpractice Lawyer at Scarsdale, NY
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Anonymous v. (Brooklyn Hospital)
N/AOUTCOME: Pretrial settlement of $700,000 (June 2008)
Chemical burn on leg of woman undergoing chemotherapy, when chemotherapy "infiltrated" out of IV tube. Also alleged that nurses were inattentive and lacked knowledge in responding to patient complain ... ts of pain at the infusion site.
Anonymous v. Anonymous (Hospital and Surgeon)
N/AOUTCOME: $3.5 M for Plaintiff (settled during trial)
40 year old woman presented to Emergency Room with history of recent surgery and extreme abdominal pain. Shortly after arrival, went into respiratory distress. Various diagnoses were considered until ... internal bleeding was suspected. Surgery went forward several hours after presentation, which per our experts should have occurred earlier. Patient sustained hypoxic brain damage, resulting in loss of short term memory. Circulatory complications led to partial loss of hand.
Senol v. Jacobi Hospital
N/AOUTCOME: $375,000 Verdict for Plaintiff/post trial $400,000 (Defendant agreed to pay medical bill lien)
57 year old male presenting with chest pain and difficulty breathing diagnosed with "gastritis" and not seen urgently by cardiologist. Suffered myocardial infarction in the ER. Damages were disputed ... at trial: our experts of the opinion that delay caused need for valve replacement; defense contested that his outcome was different based on delay, and alleged that he required valve surgery due to underlying heart disease.