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Jury Verdict - 30 Million

Injury: Severe cognitive and developmental deficiencies from misadministration of medication to a 5 year old boy in a Pediatric Hospital.

Plaintiff age at injury: 5

Result: In 2006, a Philadelphia, PA jury awarded the highest verdict in the County in the prior 3 years, $30 Million.

Court: Philadelphia County, PA

Comments: Trial lasted approximately three weeks. The 12-member panel reached its verdict after five days of deliberation. The jury's breakdown on its $30 million verdict called for $5 million in past medical costs, $10 million in future medicals, and $15 million in pain and suffering, Lewis said. According to statistics maintained by the state Supreme Court, there were no medical malpractice verdicts for more than $10 million in Philadelphia county during 2005, and only three in that category in 2004. As a result, it stands as the highest medical malpractice award in Pennsylvania for 2006.

$9 Million Verdict in Suit Arising from Misplacement of Ureter During Corrective Surgery

Injury: Transection of ureter, kidney infection, severe abdominal pain

Plaintiff age at injury: 30

Result: $9 Million Jury Verdict (February 2004)

Court: Philadelphia County, PA

Comments: The surgeon cut the Plaintiff's ureter during an attempted corrective surgery. The injury went un-treated for two days resulting in severe abdominal pain. The surgeon performed a second repair attempt, unfortunately placing the ureter in the top of the bladder, rather than on the side, causing the Plaintiff to suffer reflux, as well as kidney infections. The surgeon was aware that improper placement of the ureter could lead to such complications but failed to inform the Plaintiff.

Following Appeals from the Defendant and three trials encompassing nearly seven years, $6 Million was awarded to the wife $3 Million was awarded to her husband. Sometimes the fight takes longer than expected, but we stand committed throughout the process.

$2.2 Million Settlement for failure to timely diagnose Liver Cancer

Injury: Patient now with terminal cancer and severe abdominal pain

Plaintiff age at injury: 51

Court: Philadelphia County, PA (2010)

Comments: Unfortunate medical errors in the treatment of this 51 year old businessman with Hepatitis B. Small tumors on CT scans were missed. Failure to additionally report the under-read to the patient's primary internist resulted in the loss of an opportunity for cure or transplant.

$1.25 Million Settlement for failure to diagnose Liver Cancer

Injury: Death

Plaintiff at age of injury: 30

Court: Philadelphia County, PA (2009)

Comments: Tragic failure to properly follow liver function studies in this 30 year old mother with Hepatitis B, after childbirth.

$1.2 million Settlement of Wrongful Death Claim

Injury: Pulmonary Embolism (late diagnosis)

Plaintiffs age at injury: 39

Result: $1.2 Million Settlement (January 2009)

Court: Camden County, NJ

Comments: A 39 year old father of two young children had recurrent symptoms of cough, shortness of breath and leg pain. Visits to his primary care physician and to the ER resulted in no diagnostic studies being performed and failed to result in the timely diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism.

The father died shortly after being emergently re-admitted to the hospital that discharged him days earlier.

$1.1 Million Settlement for failure to diagnose Breast Cancer

Injury: Death

Plaintiff at age of injury: 41

Court: Lehigh County, PA (2010)

Comments: Failure of primary care provider to recommend or refer patient for surgical consult and biopsy despite presence of a lump. Mammogram was also read as negative resulted in the loss of an opportunity for cure from aggressive breast cancer.

$850,000.00 to $1.8 Million Settlements of Laparoscopic Surgical Errors

Injury: Bile duct injuries resulting in additional complex surgeries, scarring and disability.

Plaintiffs age at injury: Various

Result: The Lewis Law Firm has handled more than 30 cases of failed laparoscopic procedures, including gall bladder removal, appendectomy and hysterectomy.

Court: Various

Comments: The Lewis Law firm has resolved more than 30 cases of laparoscopic surgical errors and has additionally resolved cases of surgical misadventure resulting in postoperative infection for approximately $1 million for each case. All Settlements were reached in these cases prior to trial.

$4,500,000 verdict awarded for migraine drug interaction.

Injury: Debilitating stroke from interaction of migraine medicines

Plaintiff age at injury: 49

Result: $4.5 Million Jury Verdict (February 2001)

Court: Gloucester County, NJ

Comments: Plaintiff sued for the stroke which left her paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Plaintiff's experts, a neurologist and a pharmacologist, alleged an interaction between two common migraine medications prescribed by her doctor, Imitrex and Cafergot. After a 10-day trial before the Jury awarded $100,000 for past medical expenses, $150,000 for lost wages, $445,000 for future lost wages, and $600,000 for pain and suffering.

$800,000 Settlement for failure to diagnose Congenital Illness in infant

Injury: Permanent colostomy and cognitive impairment

Plaintiff at age of injury: 11 months

Court: Atlantic County, NJ (2009)

Comments: Failure to timely recognize and surgically treat congenital bowel motility issue in infant resulted in sepsis and shock for this patient. Potential for a complete reversal of colostomy was also lost during the extensive and numerous years of surgery required for this, now 13 year old, child.