Shevlin Smith, P.C.

$10.3M

Motor Vehicle Accident

Award for family injured in a motor vehicle crash involving a truck that had failed inspection and had faulty brakes.

$6M

Brain Injury

Settlement for stroke victim in VA. Our 32-year-old client suffered a stroke after undergoing chiropractic manipulation of her neck. She presented to her HMO exhibiting symptoms of her stroke but the health care providers at the HMO failed to recognize her symptoms and failed to initiate treatment that would have reversed the effects of the stroke. As a result, our client suffered “locked-in syndrome” in which she was unable to move any parts of her body except her eyes.

$5M

Birth Injury

Settlement for an infant who suffered a severe brain injury and multi-organ injuries due to the negligence of a midwife. During pregnancy, the mother became high-risk labor and delivery. Nevertheless, the midwife caring for her prenatally did not consult with an obstetrician to manage the care of the mother’s pregnancy. During the labor and delivery process, the mother and infant demonstrated signs of maternal stress and fetal distress. Again, the midwife failed to seek the assistance of an obstetrician despite the presence of obstetricians at the hospital. The infant was born pulseless, although she was resuscitated. Due to the compression of the infant’s umbilical cord during labor and delivery, the infant was deprived of oxygen ultimately causing her injuries.

$4.9M

Brain Injury

Settlement for brain injured child. This case involved the care provided to a newborn baby while admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). After a difficult delivery, the baby was admitted to the NICU for monitoring. While in the NICU, the baby demonstrated numerous signs of respiratory distress over the course of three days. These signs included acrocyanosis (discoloration of the extremities), the refusal to feed, lethargy, and jitteriness (which was actually the onset of seizures). Despite these signs, the baby’s doctors did not order or perform any tests to investigate for the presence of respiratory dysfunction. Additionally, no attempt was made to provide supplemental oxygen or to intubate the baby. As a result, the baby suffered severe neurological injury due to hypoxia requiring 24-hour care.

$4.7M

Medical Malpractice

Verdict for surgical error. We represented a 54-year-old woman who now suffers from lifetime disabilities due to a surgical error. Prior to surgery, our client was diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage localized only in the back of her brain on the right side. The doctors recommended a cerebral angiogram to investigate the cause of the subarachnoid hemorrhage, which identified an aneurysm of the left, front part of the brain, and ultimately called for surgery. During the procedure, the Doctor ruptured the left middle cerebral artery aneurysm. As a result of the rupture, our client suffered a stroke that has resulted in lifetime disabilities.

$4M

Serious Personal Injury

Settlement in food poisoning case. We represented a 32-year-old man who suffered salmonella food poisoning from eating undercooked chicken at a restaurant. Salmonellosis led to the development of debilitating reactive arthritis that resulted in our client’s disability from his employment.