$3.5M
Medical Malpractice, Catastrophic Injury
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Case Details
Jury Verdict for above-the-knee amputation of a sixty-year-old male's right leg caused by failure to diagnose vascular injury in the Emergency Department. The emergency medicine physician failed to recognize and diagnose vascular injury, order appropriate diagnostic testing, or obtain a vascular surgeon consultation, leading to delayed treatment and amputation.
Additional Notes
Lance Cline and Lindsay Popejoy tried this case to a jury in a conservative county in eastern Indiana. The defendant emergency medicine physician made no offer to settle prior to or during trial.