Significant six-figure award

A retired man from Somerset County went to a Pittsburgh hospital to undergo a stress thallium test, a procedure designed to detect whether a patient is at risk for a heart attack. While the patient was undergoing the stress test, he started to develop shortness of breath and other signs that his heart was beginning to have problems. The people conducting the test, however, were not paying attention to the patient and, rather than stopping the test, they continued to have him exercise and stress his heart. Unfortunately, he suffered a cardiac arrest while on the stress test machine. We filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death claim against the hospital and recovered a very significant six-figure award on behalf of this man’s widow.