{"id":2228,"date":"2015-09-09T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:08:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:08:28","slug":"842000-jury-verdict-for-patient-injured-in-fall-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/842000-jury-verdict-for-patient-injured-in-fall-in-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"$842,000 Jury Verdict for Patient Injured in Fall in Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 17, 2012, 66-year-old Maria Giotta underwent an outpatient CT scan with contrast at the Presence Resurrection Hospital. She began to experience an adverse reaction to the contrast solution during the scan, but the CT technician chose not to recognize or appreciate her dilemma. The CT technician discharged her from his care despite the fact that she was still hot, flushed and dizzy.<\/p>\n<p>Just moments after she left the radiology department she experienced a fainting episode in the hospital hallway and collapsed to the floor landing on her left hand. Giotta sustained displaced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelessonline.com\/ortho\/proximal_phalanx_frx\">proximal phalanx fractures<\/a> of all four fingers on the left hand, two of which were open fractures requiring emergency open reduction internal fixation and six months of physical therapy. She had expended $32,340 for medical expenses. She continues to have permanent left hand stiffness, pain and limited grip strength.<\/p>\n<p>Her attorneys, Michael S. Fiorentino and Samantha L. Israel, represented her and made a demand before trial of $395,000. Giotta&#8217;s attorneys asked the jury in closing argument to return a verdict of $1.6 million. 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