Medical Malpractice Results

Case settled for a confidential amount - a wrongful death settlement for surviving widow who's husband fell victim to medical malpractice by a Medical Group and its Physician. The husband had a small growth detected on his lung on x-ray. After a series of CT scans showed the lesion was growing and suspicious, the defendants failed to follow-up with the patient because the office "mis-filed" his chart. As a result, the husband fell through the cracks and was never told to have surgery to remove the growth or otherwise treat it. The lung lesion was curable. He died about 3 years later. The medical review panel found in favor of the Plaintiff. One month before trial, the case settled confidentially. A Petition for excess damages for up to an additional $1M in compensation is pending against the Indiana Patients Compensation Fund.
Case settled for confidential amount – a wrongful death settlement for medical malpractice against Hospital and a CRNA. This medical malpractice case stems from Husband going to the hospital for a right colectomy for colon cancer performed by a physician at the Hospital and released 24 hours later. Two weeks later, Husband presented with complaints of abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting and diagnosed with intra-abdominal abscess secondary to right colon resection. A surgery was immediately scheduled to repair the abscess but during the administration of general anesthesia vomited, aspirated and later died. Just weeks before trial, this case settled with the Hospital and CRNA with additional excess damages pending against the Indiana Patients Compensation Fund.
$1.1 million wrongful death verdict in Richmond, Indiana. This medical malpractice claim was against a local OBGYN for failure to call a timely c-section for a fetus that was 34 weeks gestation and showed signs of fetal distress on a fetal heart monitor. By the time an emergency c-section was called by the doctor, it was too late. The baby died. After the verdict, the court awarded prejudgment interest on top of the gross verdict. The verdict was rendered on March 26, 2010 and is believed to be the largest medical malpractice verdict ever recorded in Wayne County.
$1.182 million wrongful death settlement for medical malpractice against a Urologist. This medical malpractice case involves substandard medical care provided to a mother who underwent a procedure to remove a large kidney stone. During the surgery, this Urologist Surgeon inadvertently pierced the pleural cavity. After more than 24 hours of internal fluid buildup, we were able to prove that our client essentially drowned internally as a result of the perforation. The case settled with the hospital with additional excess damages paid by the Indiana Patients Compensation Fund.
$750,000 settlement for retained surgical sponge. This medical malpractice case was brought against a hospital and surgeon for inadvertently leaving a surgical sponge inside her abdomen during a abdominal surgery. As a result of this sponge retention, the patient sustained infections and required additional surgery. The case settled at mediation for $750,000.
$900,000 settlement involving a medical malpractice claim against lab for mix-up of biopsy test results. Our client was told that he had cancer and had surgery to remove it. He later found out that there was a mix-up. The defense hinged on two defendants blaming each other for the error and claiming that the plaintiffs could not carry their burden of proof. The case settled one month before trial.

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Past results cannot guarantee future performance. Any testimonial, endorsement or result in any single particular case does not constitute a promise, prediction or guarantee regarding the outcome of any other case. Wagner Reese always represents their clients to the best of their ability and those efforts over the years have resulted in substantial settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients and positive changes in the law to benefit future injury victims. However, because each case involves many different factors, results will always be different from cast-to-case. For that reason, the result that Wagner Reese obtains in one case is no guarantee that he will achieve the same or similar result in any future case. Every case is dependent upon its special facts and the laws of the jurisdiction where the lawsuit must be filed. Many settlements obtained by Wagner Reese are confidential and the precise amount and terms of those settlements cannot be disclosed. The only common factor in all the cases reported here is that the plaintiff was represented by Wagner Reese.