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Medical Malpractice

A medical malpractice case involves injuries arising from the care or treatment rendered by a medical provider. Medical providers include physicians, nurses, hospitals, psychologists, x-ray technicians and a variety of other medical professionals. There are many different kinds of medical malpractice, but some examples are: dispensing the wrong medicine or the wrong dose of medicine; improper reading of x-rays; transfusion errors; the misdiagnosis of a life-threatening condition; surgery on the wrong limb; accidents during surgery; infections related to treatment; birth injuries; preventable suicide; restraint-related injuries; burns, falls and pressure ulcers. If you believe you’ve been the victim of a medical mistake, you should contact an attorney with experience in medical malpractice to evaluate and handle your case as quickly as possible. There are complicated and stringent statutes of limitations for medical malpractice cases limit the amount of time an injured individual has to file a lawsuit.

Medical Malpractice Representative Cases

• Brenda Boze and Anthony Boze individually and as the parents and natural guardians of David Boze, a minor vs. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A. and Cycle Springs, Inc.
  Boze v. Universal Pediatric Nursing
  
  
• Regina Husbands and Keith Husbands, her husband vs. A.H. Robins Company and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
  
  
• Doe*, Plaintiff vs. SMITH*, Defendant

Korman v. Sunrise Community, Inc., Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida

• $9,000,000 settlement against adult congregate living facility for assault on mentally retarded man by employee of defendent nursing home causing cervical fracture that ultimately lead to quadriplegia.

Reilly, et al v. Dr. Aaron Schneider and Humana Hospital, et al., Sixth Judicial Circuit, St. Petersburg, Florida

• $8,500,000 total settlement for eight cases for plaintiffs injured by back surgery. All were against the same doctor and hospital.

Schiavo v. Dr. Igel, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Clearwater, Florida

• $6,880,000 verdict, reduced by 70% comparative negligence, against a doctor who failed to diagnose an eating disorder which caused serious injury to plaintiff.

Confidential Settlement, 11^th Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade, Florida

• $5,000,000 settlement for brain injury to child due to medical malpractice.

Jackson v. Friedman and Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami, Florida

• $4,000,000 settlement for birth injury due to medical negligence.

Gorman v. St. Joseph's Hospital, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida

• $4,000,000 settlement in birth injury medical malpractice case.

Kirby v. Bayfront Medical Center, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida

• $3,200,000 settlement for birth injury due to medical negligence.

Confidential Settlement, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Naples, Florida

• $3,000,000 settlement in medical malpractice/products liability death case.

Confidential Settlement, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, Florida

• $2,900,000 settlement in medical malpractice case due to failure to timely diagnose and treat post-surgical bleed.

Apariclo v. Hialeah Hospital, et al., Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami, Florida

• $2,600,000 settlement for birth injury due to medical malpractice.

Wagner v. emergency room doctors (Confidential), 15^thJudicial Circuit of Florida, West Palm Beach, Florida

• $2,500,000 settlement for 60 year old rendered paraplegic due to medical malpractice.

Britting v. Habal, Abdoni and St. Joseph's Hospital, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Tampa, Florida

• $2,300,000 verdict for injuries to 29 year old woman due to medical malpractice.

Butts v. Schumpert Medical Center, et al, First Judicial District Court, Caddo Parish, Shreveport, Louisiana

• $2,300,000 settlement with hospital for birth injuries due to medical negligence.

Wilson v. Nealy, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida

• $2,300,000 settlement for birth injury due to medical negligence.

Beatty v. Borota, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida

• $2,200,000 settlement for injuries to 40 year old due to delay in diagnosing brain tumor.

Confidential Settlement, Central Florida hospital and physicians

• $2,150,000 settlement for wrongful death of husband due to medical malpractice.

Webster v. Suncoast Hospital, et al, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Clearwater, Florida

• $2,100,000 for medical negligence case arising out of the failure to diagnose a soft tissue cancer.

McIntyre v. Gilbert, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida

• $2,100,000 failure to detect cancer case.

Confidential Settlement

• $2,000,000 partial settlement for death of husband in medical malpractice case.

Toy v. Variety Children's Hospital, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami, Florida

• $2,000,000 verdict for parents of girl who died in hospital due to medical malpractice.

Vigliotti v. Lopez, Tenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Bartow, Florida

• $2,000,000 settlement for medical negligence during cardiac surgery resulting in brain damage.

O'Connor v. Bebout, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, West Palm Beach, Florida

• $2,000,000 settlement for death of husband due to medical negligence.

Confidential Settlement

• $2,000,000 in medical malpractice case for wrongful death of mother/wife.

Schlesinger v. Naples Community Hospital, et al, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Naples, Florida

• $1,925,000 partial settlement for medical negligence case arising out of a failure to timely perform a colon operation resulting in death.

James v. Shands Teaching Hospital, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Gainesville, Florida

• $1,900,000 settlement for brain damage due to medical negligence.

O'Connor v. St. Joseph's Hospital, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Tampa, Florida

• $1,500,000 settlement in medical malpractice case.

Confidential Settlement, 6^th Judicial Circuit, St. Petersburg, Florida

• $1,500,000 settlement for leg injury due to medical malpractice.

Martin v. Tallahassee Commmunity Hospital, et al, First Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, Florida

• $1,500,000 settlement for medical negligence due to failure to treat viral pneumonia resulting in death.

Reti v. Caggiano, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Gainesville, Florida

• $1,187,500 settlement for failure to appropriately treat Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Terrone v. Schroeder, et al, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Sarasota, Florida

• $1,060,000 settlement for medical negligence case arising out of a hysterectomy resulting in death.

Diaz v. Dr. Valladares, Dr. Yong and Hialeah Hospital, Inc., Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, Florida

• $1,060,000 settlement for death of 46 year old who was improperly denied admission to hospital.

Baker v. North Florida Regional Hospital, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Gainesville, Florida

• $1,000,000 settlement in medical malpractice case.

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