Attorney Randall M. Blau's Legal Cases

Medical malpractice

RG v. Hopsital

Apr 20, 2016

OUTCOME: Settled for Confidential Amount

We recently settled a Wayne County lawsuit against a hospital and two physicians for their failure to properly diagnose and treat several herniated discs in a 52 year old man’s cervical spine. As a re ... sult of such failure to diagnose and timely treat his condition, the discs compressed his spinal cord resulting in him sustaining severe and permanent neurologic injuries. As a result of the delay in diagnosing his condition, he developed Cauda Equina Syndrome and was left with severe limitations in his lower extremities and right hand. The lawsuit claimed that if the patient had received proper and timely surgical treatment, he would not have sustained any paralysis and would be functioning normally today. The case was settled prior to Trial for a confidential amount.

Personal injury

EG v. Occupational Therapist

Mar 09, 2016

OUTCOME: Settled for Confidential Amount

This case involved a 63 year old woman who was receiving in-home occupational therapy after she had suffered a heart attack. The occupational therapist failed to properly assist her using her walker w ... hen entering a bathroom for therapy. As a result, the woman fell backwards, striking her head on a toilet, and sustaining a massive brain bleed. Due to the nature and extent of brain bleed, surgery to relieve the pressure was attempted but was not successful and she died the next morning. This case was settled prior to litigation for a confidential amount.

Wrongful death

RH v. VAH

Dec 07, 2015

OUTCOME: Settled for Confidential Amount

This medical malpractice veterans’ administration claim was settled prior to a lawsuit being filed for a confidential amount. Our client went to the VA hospital with a history of a surgically correcte ... d aortic aneurysm and symptoms consistent with a new dissection. As a result of the delay in diagnosing his acute, life-threatening condition, the patient died prior to receiving the necessary emergency surgery.

Medical malpractice

Confidential v. Confidential Hospital

Nov 11, 2015

OUTCOME: $4,100,000.00 Settlement

This case involved a 58 year old woman who went to the hospital to have a renal stent placed to assist in a subsequent surgery to remove a kidney stone. During the original procedure, the physician la ... cerated her kidney with a laser causing internal bleeding. Due to an 18 hour delay in diagnosing the bleed, she experienced hemorrhagic shock requiring several vasopressor medications to maintain her blood pressure. As a result of the amount of vasopressor medications needed, she developed ischemia and necrosis requiring the removal of her kidney, spleen and part of her rectum and the amputation of her fingers and toes. This case was settled for a confidential amount prior to the case being filed in Court. .

Nursing home abuse and neglect

WJ v. Nursing Home

Aug 12, 2015

OUTCOME: Settled for Confidential Amount

This medical malpractice wrongful death claim was settled prior to litigation for a confidential amount. Our client was in the hospital for a gastrointestinal infection and was given Morphine for his p ... ain. As a result of the physician prescribing ten times the amount of Morphine that was appropriate and nurses’ failure to recognize the patient’s respiratory distress from the medication, he passed away at the age of 54

Medical malpractice

JC v. Hospital

N/A

OUTCOME: $2,375,000.00

Confidential Settlement for a 55 year old man who became paralyzed and cognitively compromised following a stroke. Nursing personnel failed to perform neurologic checks as ordered by his physician once ... admitted to the floor and early signs of intracranial pressure were missed.

Medical malpractice

MR v. Hospital

N/A

OUTCOME: $1,850,000.00

Confidential settlement for a child that sustained severe and permanent brain injuries from a failure to perform an emergency cesarean section when fetal distress was identified on the fetal heart moni ... tor tracings.

Medical malpractice

TW v. Hospital

N/A

OUTCOME: $3,250,000.00

Confidential settlement for a four year old boy who sustained brain damage while undergoing a diagnostic MRI under conscious sedation. Anesthesia personnel failed to closely monitor the child following ... the administration of Versed and Fentanyl through an I.V.

Medical malpractice

Estate of LC v. Hospital

N/A

OUTCOME: $650,000.00

Confidential settlement for the family of a 62 year old woman who presented to the hospital with signs and symptoms of having had a stroke during the night. The patient was incorrectly given tPA medic ... ation that resulted in her sustaining a brain bleed and dying in the hospital.

Medical malpractice

BV v. Pediatrician

N/A

OUTCOME: $475,000.00

Confidential settlement for a four year old girl who was born with hip dysplasia that went undiagnosed and untreated for several years. As a result, she needed to undergone several surgeries and may n ... eed additional surgeries in the future.

Randall M. Blau's Legal Cases (13)

RG v. Hopsital

EG v. Occupational Therapist

RH v. VAH

Confidential v. Confidential Hospital

WJ v. Nursing Home

JC v. Hospital

MR v. Hospital

TW v. Hospital

Estate of LC v. Hospital

BV v. Pediatrician