Theodore Derk Poppinga's Legal Cases (4)

Medical malpractice

Topete v Sutter Center for Psychiatry

Jun 18, 2014

OUTCOME: Defense verdict

Plaintiff sued multiple psychiatrists for medical malpractice. The allegation was that the defendant psychiatrists negligently mismanaged plaintiff's psychiatric medications and negligently provided E ... lectroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Major Depression. Plaintiff claimed ECT caused complete retrograde amnesia and permanent brain damage. Plaintiff sought damages exceeding two million dollars. The jury returned a defense verdict in favor of the psychiatrists on June 18, 2014. Plaintiff has filed an appeal which is pending.

Medical malpractice

Penilton v Mercy

Sep 14, 2006

OUTCOME: Defense verdict

The plaintiff claimed a board certified anesthesiologist negligently administered an epidural steroid injection resulting in complications associated with cauda equina syndrome. Defendant denied the ... allegations.

Car accident

Bickmore v Ayres

Mar 22, 2006

OUTCOME: Defense verdict

This lawsuit arose from an automobile accident. Plaintiff claimed defendant purposefully backed up a truck impacting the rear bumper of a rental vehicle occupied by the plaintiff. Plaintiff claimed d ... efendant backed into his vehicle multiple times and that the defendant was under the influence of alcohol. Defendant admitted that the conduct was negligent, but contended the forces at play were insufficient to cause plaintiff's claimed injuries. The defendant further established plaintiff had another separate pending lawsuit pertaining to an earlier accident against a different defendant wherein he was claiming similar damages.

Medical malpractice

Schaffer v Benner

Jan 14, 2003

OUTCOME: Defense verdict

Plaintiff claimed a board certified internist negligently failed to appropriately diagnose and treat her for necrotizing fasciitis resulting in the need for extensive surgical debridement and skin graf ... ting. Defendant contended the care provided was within the standard of care, that plaintiff did not have a flesh eating bacteria but rather suffered from complications associated with hidradenitis suppurativa that was timely recognized and appropriately treated.

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