{"id":1486,"date":"2014-04-25T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:12:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:12:27","slug":"alabama-supreme-court-upholds-3-2-million-medical-malpractice-judgment-involving-hospital-negligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/alabama-supreme-court-upholds-3-2-million-medical-malpractice-judgment-involving-hospital-negligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Supreme Court Upholds $3.2 Million Medical Malpractice Judgment Involving Hospital Negligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">An Alabama medical negligence case that found its way to the state supreme court, arose out of a jury\u2019s verdict in the amount of $3.2 million. The verdict came in favor of the family of Lauree Ellison involving medical malpractice and hospital negligence at Baptist Medical Center East (BMCE).<span>\u00a0 <\/span>The trial court denied the defendant\u2019s post judgment motions seeking a new trial, or in the alternative, a reduction in the judgment.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>The motion to reduce the verdict amount was based on the statutory cap contained in the Alabama code.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">On Sept. 3, 2005, Lauree Ellison was treated in the emergency room as a patient of Baptist Medical Center East in Montgomery, Ala.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>She was 73 years old and suffered from a number of chronic pre-existing medical conditions.<span>\u00a0 Ellison<\/span> was there for an evaluation after she had fallen at her home.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">While she was in the emergency room, she mentioned that she had a sore throat.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>An emergency room physician ordered a strep test, which was negative. The exam lab results showed that Ellison did not have an infection, and the x-rays that were done were unremarkable for injuries from her fall. She was then discharged and returned home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/alabama-supreme-court-upholds-3-2-million-medical-malpractice-judgment-involving-hospital-negligence\/#more-1486\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Alabama medical negligence case that found its way to the state supreme court, arose out of a jury\u2019s verdict in the amount of $3.2 million. 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