Timentwa v Van Tassel, MD, et al
Jan 01, 2006OUTCOME: Settlement
HIgh risk patient bled to death during elective disc surgery. Patient had several high risk factors for potential bleeding problems.
Bainbridge Island, WA
Real estate Lawyer at Bainbridge Island, WA
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Personal Injury
OUTCOME: Settlement
HIgh risk patient bled to death during elective disc surgery. Patient had several high risk factors for potential bleeding problems.
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Wrongful death - Failure to remove colon polyp during colonoscopy in patient with familial hereditary colorectal cancer history resulting in late diagnosis
OUTCOME: Settlement
Failure to remove colon polyps during colonoscopy in patient with history of rectal bleeding resulting in late stage diagnosis and poor prognosis.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Epidural hematoma following laminectomy resulting in significant decrease of lower extremity function.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Failure to remove colorectal mass resulting in late stage colon cancer.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Successfully handled what is believed to be the first medical malpractice case in Washington State and likely the entire country based on theory of failure to prevent ovarian cancer in a young woman wi ... th a hereditary cancer syndrome known as Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (HBOC). Worked with Dr. Henry Lynch, the world authority in hereditary cancer syndromes. Seattle Times ran front-page article on this landmark case October 19, 2006. Invited by Award winning documentary filmmakers to be included in film concerning women with hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Failure to diagnose and treat arterial venous malformation (AVM) on MRI, which ruptured 9 months post MRI causing significant and permanent brain injury.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Performed unnecessary out patient surgery on patient with high risk factors leading to multiple amputations.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Failure to diagnose and treat patient with pre-stroke signs and symptoms resulting in massive CVA and permanent brain damage.