Infections

Million-dollar settlement

A middle-aged housewife from Beaver County died as a result of a severe blood infection (sepsis), which developed after she underwent surgery to remove a kidney stone. We filed a medical malpractice claim against the surgeon on the ground that he failed to check the patient’s urine before doing the kidney stone removal, and had he checked… read more

Recovery in excess of $1 million

A young woman from Greensburg, Westmoreland County, died from a severe blood infection known as Clostridium difficile, which developed shortly after the delivery of her second child. The mother had returned to her obstetrician’s office a few days after the delivery with various complaints indicating that she may have a uterine infection, but the doctor delayed in… read more