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Medical Malpractice
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Case Details
A 38-year-old man, disabled from Crohn’s disease and ankylosing spondylitis, became a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic after his cervical spine was broken during intubation for sepsis.
Additional Notes
Date Concluded: May 4, 2001. Total settlement with all defendants was $15 million. Plaintiff receives $54,000 per month, increasing annually by four percent. Hospital charges waived, and free housing for up to six months. Attorneys for plaintiffs: Wade E. Byrd, Sally A. Lawing, Thomas F. Taft, and Kenneth E. Haigler.