$485,000
Medical Malpractice
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Case Details
Settlement for the family of an 80-year-old man who suffered cardiac arrest and brain injury after CPAP machine use, due to hospital negligence.
Additional Notes
A $485,000 settlement in 2020 for the family of an 80-year-old South Carolina man who used a CPAP machine and pulse oximeter before suffering cardiac arrest and a brain injury, among other conditions. He used the machine after suffering a foot infection. His family sued a hospital that treated the man for negligence, saying they did not properly monitor the CPAP machine or the pulse oximeter.