Confidential Settlement
Our Kaiser neurosurgery malpractice team prosecuted and settled an action on behalf of a Silicon Valley electrical engineer, his wife, and children when the patient suffered catastrophic brain damage because of a delay in diagnosing and treating a leaking aneurysm. The Kaiser member had gone to the emergency department with complaints of a facial droop, changes in his speech, and a feeling of numbness in his face and tongue. The emergency room doctor ordered a CT scan that showed a suspicious finding. A non-emergent MRI of the brain was scheduled for ten days later. While the patient was waiting to get his test, the leaking aneurysm ruptured. The case was prosecuted in the Kaiser Arbitration System. A settlement was made up of both cash payments and future payments. The settlement was structured to take care of the daily attendant care needs of the Kaiser member and to replace the income that his family had lost because of his permanent disability.