$500,000
Medical Malpractice
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Case Details
A semi-retired MIT professor underwent spinal surgery at Mass General Hospital and was discharged to an inpatient infirmary at MIT for three days. While at MIT, he developed signs of a surgical infection, including increasing drainage from the surgical wound. He also had a skin rash extending out from the wound. His doctor at MIT diagnosed the rash, but failed to consider the possibility that he also had an infection and failed to perform any tests, such as a MRI, to assess the possibility of an infection. After discharge from MIT, visiting nurses became concerned that while the rash was improving, the drainage was getting worse. They contacted the surgeon, who had him readmitted to MGH, where an infection was diagnosed. By that time, the infection had caused nerve damage, resulting in loss of function and feeling in one leg
Additional Notes
At trial, I was able to use medical records to argue that the opinions of the defendant's expert witness were baseless. Prior to trial, the Dr's insurer made no settlement offer. A $500,000 settlement was reached after the jury had been deliberating for two days.