Case Result

$10M

Medical Malpractice

2022

Trial Verdict

Issaquah, WA

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Case Details

Yesenia Pacheco received a flu shot instead of a birth control injection, leading to an unwanted pregnancy and the birth of a child with a severe brain defect (perisylvian polymicrogyria). Mike Maxwell secured a verdict and successfully defended it through appeal.

Additional Notes

Pacheco v. United States. Judge Lasnik awarded $10,042,000 after trial. Washington Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in August 2022, finding in favor of Sandra and her family, rejecting the government's appeal.

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