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Medical and Nursing Home Malpractice Recoveries

  • $3,200,000 recovery in for negligent administration of Coumadin causing hemorrhagic stroke resulting in permanent spastic paraplegia.
  • $750,000 recovery against nursing home for wrongful death of 84 year old elderly nursing home resident who developed bed sores resulting from being left in recliner chair for extended period of time.
  • $300,000 recovery for wrongful death against hospital and surgeon for failure to diagnose and treat abdominal infection.
  • 225,000 recovery against nursing home for wrongful death of 56 year old woman for failure to prevent and treat pressure ulcers leading to sepsis and death.
  • 1,200,000 recovery against doctor and hospital to family for failure to diagnose fetal hypoxia leading to developmental delay as child.
  • 500,000 malpractice recovery from doctor who failed to appropriately prescribe corticosteroids leading to avascular necrosis of the hip.
  • 300,000 recovery to child against doctor for failure to promptly refer child for diagnosis of retinalblastoma.
  • 460,000 recovery to woman who suffered bowel incontinence as a result of failure to timely perform lumbar laminectomy.
  • 1,200,000 recovery to 69 year old woman from unnecessary low back surgery.
  • 1,800,000.00 medical malpractice recovery to man against hospital for failure to timely initiate oxygen therapy resulting in anoxic brain injury.
  • 400,000 wrongful death settlement for estate of 72 year old woman resulting from failure to treat diabetic ketoacidosis.
  • 375,000 recovery against doctor for failure to obtain prompt diagnosis of rotator cuff tear resulting in less than optimal outcome after repair of tendon.
  • 600,000 recovery against hospital for extravasation of chemotherapy drug during cancer treatment.
  • 375,000 recovery against surgeon for failing to timely diagnose cellulitis and treat MRSA infection.
  • 285,000 recovery against pathologist for failure to diagnose breast cancer lesion resulting in partial mastectomy.
  • 850,000 recovery against family practice doctor for negligent delivery of baby by forceps causing facial deformity and scarring.
  • 300,000 recovery against orthopedic surgeon for failure to properly perform knee replacement surgery resulting in revision surgery and permanent limp.
  • 546,000 recovery against nursing home and ambulance service for death of resident from fall caused by defect in pavement.
  • $100,000.00 recovery against hospital for client who developed bed sores while being treated for an illness.
  • $85,000.00 recovery against nursing home for client who fell and suffered severe bruising to her face as a result of improper supervision by the nursing home staff.
  • $100,000.00 recovery against nursing home for client who was dropped by staff and suffered a fractured femur.
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Slater & Norris
5070 Grand Ridge Drive
West Des Moines IA 50265

Phone: 888-529-0143
Fax: 515-226-1270
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