$100 Million jury verdict for delayed C-section
Mom went to the hospital complaining of decreased fetal movement. Tests in the ER confirmed this and she was sent for an ultrasound. ...
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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
$23.9 Million jury verdict after hospital delay causes baby’s brain injury
Baby suffered permanent brain injury when she slowly suffocated during labor and delivery. Doctors and nurses missed several critical...
Jul 13, 2022
$14 Million jury verdict after hospital fails to diagnose infection, leading to paralysis
Emergency room doctors failed to find a spinal infection during two emergency room visits for neck pain and fever in 46 year-old man. The...
Jul 13, 2022
$206 Million Jury verdict upheld after hospital caused brain damage in delivering baby
Parents were incorrectly told baby was likely to die or suffer brain damage, wanting parents to terminate pregnancy. Parents declined...
Jul 13, 2022
$15 Million settlement for tourist killed on Big Island
Hawaii County reached a $15.1 Million settlement with the family of a 63 year-old Michigan man hit on his bike and killed by a police...
Jul 13, 2022
$11.5 Million settlement after US Navy Hospital (Guam) deprives newborn of oxygen
Couple stationed in Guam reached settlement with Navy Hospital after their son was born with permanent brain damage as a result of being...
Jul 13, 2022
$6 Million jury verdict after care home fails to protect patient from fall
Man, 84, suffered from dementia and Parkinson’s disease and was admitted to a care home after injuring his spine. In car home, he fell...
Jul 13, 2022
$8.5 Million jury verdict for delayed cancer diagnosis
Man who went to ER for kidney stones was never told about a mass the doctors found in his bladder. He had to have his bladder and...
Jul 13, 2022
$21 Million jury verdict against cigarette company for killing a 56 year-old man who smoked for 40 y
Man started smoking at 13, after receiving free samples. He died of cancer. Jury verdict included $11 Million in compensatory damages...
Jul 13, 2022
$56 Million jury verdict after doctors botch spinal surgery and cover it up
Doctors performing spine surgery on 56 year-old woman noticed that a piece of bone became lodged in the spine, bruising the spinal cord. ...
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