Garau Germano, P.C.

$15M

Medical Malpractice

A radiologist failed to report a suspicious finding on a patient’s CT scan, leading to an 18-month delay in rectal cancer diagnosis, which worsened the patient's prognosis. The firm used an innovative legal theory to hold the imaging center liable and avoid the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act’s damages cap.

$5.7M

Medical Malpractice

A cardiologist failed to treat a patient who developed cardiac tamponade after a cardiac catheterization, leading to the patient's death.

$2.5M

Medical Malpractice

A gastroenterologist failed to perform a colonoscopy to investigate a patient’s rectal bleeding, leading to a two-year delay in colon cancer diagnosis. By the time it was diagnosed, the cancer had spread to the liver and was nearly incurable.

$2M

Medical Malpractice

An Evansville hospital administered more than 100 times the intended dose of radioactive iodine to a minor patient during a test, significantly increasing her risk of developing thyroid cancer.

$1.7M

Medical Malpractice

Negligent labor and delivery care resulted in the death of a newborn due to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and the mother suffering a uterine rupture, leading to massive blood loss and inability to bear children again.

$1.7M

Medical Malpractice

Negligent fetal monitoring during labor and delivery of a high-risk twin pregnancy with preeclampsia led to one baby being deprived of oxygen and dying shortly after birth due to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.