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Rufo Law Group
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Trial by Jury
to Keep the Islands Safe
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Here is what juries are doing in Hawai`i and across the country. Feel free to comment. Mahalo.


Jul 13, 2022
$16 Million jury verdict for misdiagnoses resulting in blindness and partial paralysis
A student-chef with a history of asthma suffered a sudden onset of back and chest pain. A chest x-ray and CT angiogram were diagnosed as...


Jul 13, 2022
$6 Million jury verdict for failure to diagnose cancer timely
A 58 year-old assistant professor underwent a colonoscopy and was told he did not have cancer. Two years later, he died of cancer. The...


Jul 13, 2022
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $502 Million for defective hip implants
Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $502 million to a group of patients who accused the company of hiding flaws in its Pinnacle...


Jul 13, 2022
$72 Million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson in baby powder lawsuit
The family of an Alabama woman who died of ovarian cancer was awarded $72 Million by a Missouri jury. The verdict comprised $10 Million...


Jul 13, 2022
$11.6 Million jury verdict for failure to diagnose/treat stroke
Plaintiff, 42, went to the hospital with stroke symptoms. A CT scan showed a blocked blood vessel. The finding was not reported by the...


Jul 13, 2022
$10.2 Million jury verdict for neglecting care home patient
A 15-year old boy, who suffered from seizures and cerebral palsy, was found unresponsive one morning in the care home he was permanently...


Jul 13, 2022
$6.9 Million jury verdict for late diagnosis of breast cancer
Plaintiff’s radiologist noticed calcifications on her mammogram but concluded they were benign. Two years later, Plaintiff found a lump...


Jul 13, 2022
Verdict for $3.7 Million for delayed cancer diagnosis
After noticing a growth on his chest, an initial biopsy was deemed negative. A year later, a second biopsy revealed a melanoma, which...


Jul 13, 2022
$6.5 Million jury verdict for untimely ventilation of patient in respiratory distress
A 29-year old student was vomiting and breathing hard after taking oxycodone. The hospitalist first only gave supplemental oxygen; but,...


Jul 13, 2022
Bedsore costs hospital $650,000
A 74 year-old man developed a pressure ulcer (aka a bedsore) and sued the hospital and nursing home. The nursing home settled for a...
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