Lightner v. Raul
Dec 01, 2015OUTCOME: $1,250,000 settlement
Motorcycle v. auto accident where our client required a neck fusion and knee replacement surgeries.
Long Beach, CA
Car accident Lawyer at Long Beach, CA
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Personal Injury ... +5 more
OUTCOME: $1,250,000 settlement
Motorcycle v. auto accident where our client required a neck fusion and knee replacement surgeries.
OUTCOME: $1,795,761 verdict
Mrs. Auble suffered a post-operative infection after a lumbar spine surgery performed at Chapman Medical Center and required two more surgeries at the hospital to address the infection. During the thi ... rd surgery, a critical pathology lab result that showed Mrs. Auble had a serious bone infection was not communicated from the hospital to the treating physicians and Mrs. Auble was taken off of IV antibiotics prematurely. Three months later her infection relapsed and she required a fourth surgery to remove infection from around her spinal cord, large portions of two vertebrae, and throughout the muscles and soft tissues of her lower back.
OUTCOME: $299,000 verdict ($200,000 in punitive damages)
Vanessa Manuel, a registered nurse, was fired for reporting that her employers had an unlicensed social worker performing services at their hospice agency. The jury found that the employers acted with ... malice, fraud and oppression, and returned a verdict for $99,000 for pain and suffering (Ms. Manuel had no claim for lost earnings as she was hired at a new job within a week), and $200,000.00 for punitive damages.
OUTCOME: $727,000 Verdict
Stomach perforation in a 3-1/2 day old baby that was caused by use of a feeding tube in the neonatal intensive care unit of the hospital.