Significant six-figure award

A 75-year-old woman from Allegheny County died as a result of a delay in diagnosing a bowel obstruction at a Pittsburgh hospital. The bowel obstruction developed over the course of one week while the patient was in the hospital, but no action was taken to relieve the obstruction. The bowel eventually ruptured and the patient died. A significant six-figure award was obtained on behalf of her surviving husband.