Medical Malpractice Settlement 2010 - $4.950 Million

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SETTLEMENT: $4,950,000.00

2010 - Our client was a 53 year old sales manager for Oracle. While at San Francisco International Airport, he fainted, hitting his head on the floor tile and becoming dazed. He was rushed by ambulance to the hospital, where a head CT scan revealed a small subarachnoid hemorrhage. An EKG also revealed what appeared to be a heart attack. Subsequent angiography showed an occluded right coronary artery.

Although plaintiff was hemodynamically stable, cardiologists at the hospital decided to proceed with angioplasty and stenting that included large dosages of anticoagulant. While in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, plaintiff developed massive bleeding into the brain (bilateral frontal intraparenchymal hemorrhages) following the administration of anticoagulant agents. Although plaintiff survived, he suffered permanent brain damage, requiring approximately eight months of hospitalization. He is no longer able to work.

CMS&C sued given the knowledge of plaintiff's head injury, the stenting procedure was contra-indicated and presented an unacceptable risk of brain hemorrhage. The danger from plaintiff's clogged coronary artery was not life-threatening.

CMS&C was able to settle plaintiff's case with the hospital for $4,950,000.