Medical Malpractice

Failure to diagnose cancer leads to amputation of finger and $150,000 jury verdict. Los Angeles County.

Defendant plastic surgeon treated plaintiff's finger for 18 months, including performing four surgeries, before referring to another specialist who correctly diagnosed cancer.

Case Name: David DiGregorio v. Joel Aronowitz, M.D.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, November 08, 2012
Type of Case: Medical Malpractice

Hair transplant goes wrong for 70-year-old patient, results in med-mal gross verdict of $2.7 million. Los Angeles County.

Patient suffers stroke after hair transplant surgery. Pre- and post-op negligence to blame.

Case Name: Ghorban Ali Salmanzadeh v Bosley Medical Group et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Type of Case: Loss of Consortium, Medical Malpractice

$12 million for med mal and medical device product liability, including punitives. San Diego County.

Device intended to minimize swelling after orthopedic surgery causes non-freezing cold injury. Doctor prescribes it despite prior settlement for malpractice over same device and type of injury.

Case Name: Whitney Engler v. Breg, Inc.; David Chao, M.D.; & Oasis, MSO, Inc.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Type of Case: Fraud, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability

$74.5 million med-mal verdict to child born with cerebral palsy. San Luis Obispo.

In-utero heart rate fluctuates dramatically but medical team fails to hasten birth. Child born with cerebral palsy.

Case Name: Blunt v. Haupt
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, April 20, 2012
Type of Case: Medical Malpractice

$552,000 for physician’s assistant’s negligence resulting in delayed surgery for wrist injury. Los Angeles County.

Plaintiff suffered a wrist injury and sought treatment which did not improve her condition after five months. She had been treated by a P.A., never seen by a physician up to that point. After the fruitless five months, she was finally seen by a hand specialist who immediately recommended surgery.

Case Name: Galvan v. Mora
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, January 13, 2012
Type of Case: Medical Malpractice