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GENERAL PRACTICE
REPRESENTATIVE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS 2004 – 2010
Amount
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Year
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Type of Case
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$1,150,000
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2004
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Wrongful death; Failure to properly manage labor and delivery resulting in prolonged lack of oxygen and death of the child
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$700,000
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2005
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Incorrect bone cut during shoulder surgery
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$500,000
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2005
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Wrongful Death; Long-term failure to properly treat coronary artery disease.
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$500,000
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2005
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Failure to diagnose and treat flesh-eating bacterial infection following Cesarean section
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$212,500
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2005
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Failure to diagnose and treat testicular torsion in 12 year old boy
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$750,000
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2006
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Wrongful Death; infection following gastric bypass surgery
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$550,000
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2006
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Failure to diagnose and treat ischemic stroke
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$300,000
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2006
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Cervical fusion done at incorrect level
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$250,000
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2006
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Foreign Object; Failure to remove sponge during abdominal surgery
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$200,000
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2006
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Incorrect bile duct cut during gall bladder surgery
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$2,850,000
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2007
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Negligent loading of construction materials for transport.
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$850,000
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2007
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Failure to diagnose and treat breast cancer
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$800,000
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2007
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Wrongful death; Failure to diagnose breast cancer
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$1,000,000
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2008
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Failure to properly treat skin cancer
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$230,000
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2008
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Automobile collision resulting in lower back injury
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$400,000
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2009
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Long-term failure to diagnose and treat kidney disease resulting in renal failure.
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$40,000
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2010
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Policy Limits for automobile/pedestrian collision.
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$47,500
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2010
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Negotiated resolution against secondary defendant in a multi-party high voltage electrical injury case (case remained ongoing)
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