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    Some Interesting Cases for Which We Have Provided Experts*

    ● False negative test for Tay-Sachs in wife and failure to test the husband.

    ● Alteration of times seen and triage for a woman that died in the ER waiting room.

    ● Missed diagnosis of a pulmonary embolus.

    ● E. coli bacteremia and spinal abscess after prostate biopsy.

    ● Erroneous gastric banding during bariatric surgery.

    ● Bladder injury during total hysterectomy.

    ● Alleged wrongful termination of hospital staff privileges of a general surgeon.

    ● Sudden in-hospital death after successful treatment for epiglottitis.

    ● Is benzene exposure during navy service responsible for lymphocytic leukemia?

    ● Mismanagement of a shoulder dislocation by an emergency room physician.

    ● Complications from botched bunion surgery by a podiatrist.

    ● Failure to diagnose and treat a rotator cuff tear requiring second surgery.

    ● Misinterpretation of cardiac monitor strip leads to preventable death.

    ● Failure to diagnose carcinosarcoma of the uterus.
  
   ● Bowel perforation during a colonoscopy requiring emergency surgery.

   ● Misdiagnosis of cellulitis with resultant lymphedema.

   ● Suspected elder abuse in a skilled nursing facility.

   ● Death after surgery for meningioma.

   ● Delayed delivery of fetus followed by death of the infant.

   ● Necrotizing pneumonia after a hiatus hernia repair.

   ● Death while incarcerated: suicide or murder?

   ● Complications needing spinal fusion after an auto accident.

   ● Rupture of an hepatic tumor during endoscopic gall bladder surgery.

   ● Pregnancy in a young mother three months after a tubal ligation.

   ● Possible stress-related exacerbation of psoriasis after inappropriate management of CHF.

   ● Post radiation leg infection in a cancer patient.
  
   ● Mismanagement of radial artery laceration leading to a compartment syndrome.

   ● Paralysis and sensory loss in the leg after total knee replacement surgery.

   ● Failure to diagnose hyperparathroidism leading to hypercalcemic psychosis.

   ● Acute monocular blindness in an elderly woman while on Revlimid for MDS.
  
   ● Infection and incontinence after anal sphincterotomy.

   ● Nerve and neck damage resulting from physical therapy treatment.

   ● Complications after a tonsillectomy with the use of a Harmonic Scalpel.

   ● Fractured sternum after chiropractic treatment for back pain.

   ● Did indomethacin cause renal and heart failure and death in a young woman?

   ● Vioxx causes a fatal myocardial infarction?

   ● Bladder perforation during laparoscopic gyn surgery.

   ● Erroneous treatment of heart failure with steroids by a hotel physician.
 
   ● Post traumatic stress disorder in a child after accidental electroshock?

   ● Failure to restrain or sedate patient after cerebral aneurysm surgery.

   ● Birth defects in a newborn following placental abruption and delayed c-section.

   ● Decubitus ulcers in an obese man after knee surgery.

   ● Retinal tear after cataract surgery.

   ● Perforation of gastric blood vessel during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

   ● Missed diagnosis of cancer in a patient with chronic lung disease.

   ● Angioedema in an African-American man treated with lisinopril.

   ● Gingival damage from an ultraviolet device used for dental whitening.

   ● Did hip fracture in fall from a roof lead to death from a heart attack in an elderly man?

   ● Standard of care for placing restraints on a hospitalized patient.

   ● Restoring child custody rights after a suicide attempt.

   ● Transmission of hepatitis C by epidural steroid injection.

   ● Complications from polypharmacy in an elderly man.

   ● Missed diagnosis of pneumonia in an infant.

   ● Complications of a circumcision.

   ● Reinjury of knee in a motor vehicle accident.

   ● Sepsis and multiple complications in a newborn.

   ● Missed diagnosis of a coin lesion on chest x-ray resulting in metastatic lung cancer.

   ● Young man electrocuted at bus stop bench due to faulty grounding of an electrical sign.

   ● Man with liver disease dies due to eating clams contaminated with Vibrio vulnaris in a local restaurant.

   ● Heart attack due to overdose of adrenergic medication for asthma patient.

   ● EMT drops patient downstairs leading to skull fracture.

   ● Polio patient fractures leg due to defective brace.

   ● Post-operative case of AION (autoimmune optic neuropathy).

   ● Poor treatment of toxic shock syndrome in ER leading to preventable death.

   ● Death of a thoroughbred due to negligent veterinary care.

   ● Bowel perforation during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

   ● Missed diagnosis of slipped epiphysis leading to a permanent limp in a teen-ager.

   ● Drug-induced case of Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

   ● Hospital credentialing standards for a neurosurgeon involved in a medical malpractice case.

   ● Brain damage to a fetus occurring during a motor vehicle accident involving the mother.

   ● Mismanagement of a clavicle fracture in the emergency room.

   ● Monocular visual impairment after LASIK surgery.

   ● Missed diagnosis of flexor tendon injury of the thumb.

   ● Failed diagnosis of brain metastases from a lung cancer.

   ● Complications after a vasectomy.

   ● Delayed diagnosis of prostate cancer.

   ● Hematuria due to kidney cancer treated with antibiotics only.

   ● Unauthorized release of medical records leading to marital discord.

   ● Delayed diagnosis of a brain tumor in a four-year-old.

   ● Convenience store hot coffee spill burns the plaintiff's groin!

   ● Alleged error in the placement of a vein graft in an angina patient.

   ● Dispute over need for ACL repair during knee surgery.

   ● Shoulder injury during surgery for gastric bypass.

   ● Methamphetamine overdose from a swallowed Ziploc bag.

   ● Bowel perforation during a colonoscopy.

   ● Delayed diagnosis of HIV and renal failure.

   * This list covers 2008-2009 and is not a complete list of our cases.

  
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