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$1.1 Million Settlement in Failure to Timely Treat Spinal Fracture

Mr. Doe, age 51, fell at home and injured his back. He went to an urgent care facility, complaining of back pain that did not improve with medication or application of cold or heat. At the time, Mr. Doe did not complain of numbness and tingling. A doctor diagnosed thoracic…

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$1.25 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Order Timely CT Scan in Aortic Dissection Death Case

Bryan O’Neal Roach, 23, went to a hospital emergency room complaining of chest pain. The physician assistant, Amber Harring, examined him. Diagnostic tests were ordered including an EKG, chest X-ray and bloodwork. Harring later discharged Roach after diagnosing atypical chest pain and febrile illness. Unfortunately, later that morning, Roach died…

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