Richards & Richards LLP

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Medical Malpractice

A 47-year-old Miami nurse with breast cancer was misdiagnosed by over eight doctors over the course of a year. By the time a correct diagnosis was made, the breast cancer was advanced, leading to aggressive and debilitating treatment.

$5

Medical Malpractice

A woman admitted to the hospital for low sodium (hyponatremia) suffered irreversible brain damage (central pontine myelinolysis - CPM) due to a medication error. A dangerous dose and rate of saline solution were administered because of a default setting in the hospital’s medication administration computer system.

$4

Medical Malpractice

A young woman's cervical cancer went undetected for several years due to negligence by technicians and pathologists reviewing her annual pap smears. By the time it was diagnosed, the cancer was in an advanced stage, requiring a total hysterectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation.

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Medical Malpractice

A young man who recently had knee surgery presented to his primary care physician and hospital with symptoms of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). His complaints were attributed to anxiety, and the DVT was not properly diagnosed or treated, leading to a pulmonary embolism and his death.

Medical Malpractice

A middle-aged father of three visited an urgent care facility three times with symptoms indicative of a cardiac or respiratory emergency. He was misdiagnosed with bronchitis each time and died from undiagnosed congestive heart failure within 24 hours of his last visit.

Birth Injury

A first-time mother's baby suffered severe brain damage during labor. Nurses and the delivering obstetrician failed to properly monitor the baby's fetal heart rate, which indicated the need for an emergency C-section, and did not act quickly enough on warning signs.