The JURY speaks

Here is what juries are doing in Hawai`i and across the country. Feel free to comment. Mahalo.

Hospital ordered to pay $23.6 Million to newborn who suffered brain damage

City hospital must pay $23.6 Million to a girl who sustained brain damage after a delayed C-section.

$73 Million jury verdict for botching delivery, causing brain damage

Fetal tests indicated likelihood of macrosomia (large baby), requiring additional ultrasound testing during pregnancy and pre-delivery. ...

$8.72 Million jury verdict after botched laparoscopy surgery

A 26 year-old woman agreed to an exploratory laparoscopy to find the cause of her abdominal pain. The surgery was performed by a...

$18 Million jury verdict after child suffers brain damage as a result of delayed C-section

After inducing labor, the fetal heartrate was irregular. Nevertheless, the family doctor, over the phone, discontinued continuous...

Woman settles for $12 Million after Over-Treatment with Chemotherapy Necessitates Heart Transplant

College student with Ewing’s sarcoma, after 4 initial cycles of chemotherapy, was given 9 more cycles over 11 months by local her local...

$5 Million jury verdict for Feeding-Tube Death of 88 year-old

An 88-year-old man died after a feeding tube was improperly inserted into his lung, filling it with feeding solution.

$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...

$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...

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...

$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...

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