Diamond~Massong

$1.6M

Medical Malpractice

A 46-old-man suffered irreversible brain damage from cardiac arrest as the result of multiple anesthesia errors during kidney transplant surgery. His heart stopped 30 minutes into a four-hour operation. A former sales manager, he is totally disabled and under the full-time care of his wife.

$5M

Medical Malpractice

After a normal pregnancy, a mother was admitted to the hospital in early labor. She was told everything “looked good and was going well.” She did not know the physician and labor/delivery nurse failed to monitor the baby’s heart rate for hours. By the time the boy was born, he was not breathing, was blue, and was not moving or crying. As a result of negligent care, the baby sustained severe brain damage due to a lack of oxygen.

$1.3M

Wrongful Death

A healthy 33-year-old husband and father of two died from an undiagnosed blood clot in his lung (pulmonary embolism). He visited a local clinic three times in five weeks before his death, complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath.

$656,786

Dangerous Drugs and Medical Devices

Cardiac injury from diet drug, resulting in a product liability claim.

$250,000

Automobile Accident

A 35-year old woman in a marked crosswalk in downtown Seattle was struck by a Metro bus whose driver denied striking her. Injuries included a shoulder sprain, rotator-cuff sprain, degenerative changes of the shoulder joint, thoracic-outlet syndrome, and aggravation of pre-existing chronic muscular pain syndrome, all of which were vigorously disputed.

$750,000

Brain Injury

A man sustained a brain injury and his family minor injuries when a driver going the opposite way on I-5 near Seattle lost control of his vehicle, which catapulted into oncoming lanes and landed on top of the family’s SUV. The occupants of two other vehicles were seriously injured. The at-fault driver died at the scene. His insurance liability policy limits were $1 million, which was divided among all those injured.