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Failure To Diagnose Hyperbilirubinemia – Quadriplegia

Our neurologic injury specialists obtained a major confidential settlement having a present cash value in seven figures on behalf of a 9-year-old boy whose hyperbilirubinemia went undiagnosed during the first week of his life. As a result, he developed spasticity and partial paralysis and requires daily attendant care. Our neurological injury attorney team brought a…

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Wrongful Death – Medical Malpractice

In Family of Jane Doe v. Large HMO (confidential settlement), Richard Schoenberger and Conor M. Kelly represented the surviving spouse and children of a 34-year-old bartender who died following surgery to remove kidney stones. The patient had a history of painful kidney stones and in October 2012 was admitted to the hospital for a recommended…

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Medical Negligence

In Family v. Teaching Hospital and Surgeon (confidential settlement), Michael Kelly and Melinda Derish resolved a medical negligence wrongful death claim for $5.8 million on behalf of the widow and children of a young executive who died after routine back surgery. The patient was kept postoperatively for pain management with narcotic medications administered via an…

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Medical Negligence

In Heirs v. Bariatric Surgeon (court and case number confidential), Melinda Derish negotiated a $2 million policy limit settlement on behalf of the family members of a 54-year-old corporate executive who died after being prematurely discharged after weight reduction surgery. The surgery was performed in the morning and the patient was stable during the afternoon…

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Medical Malpractice

Michael Kelly and Emily Polcari recovered a pre-arbitration settlement in the amount of $2,250,000. Mike and Emily represented the surviving widow and two small children of a 47-year-old sales director at a private Silicon Valley technology company who died two months after seeking medical attention for symptoms of coronary artery disease. He had presented to…

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Medical Negligence

In Delivering Mom v. Obstetric Hospital (California State Court, court and case number confidential), Michael A. Kelly and Melinda Derish represented a 38-year-old woman who sustained a major brain hemorrhage due to untreated preeclampsia (high blood pressure). The client was admitted to the hospital for induction of labor with Pitocin. During the last three hours…

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Medical Negligence

In Professional v. General Medical Group (No.Cal. case and court confidential), Sara Peters negotiated a $2,000,000 recovery on behalf of a young professional woman whose healthcare providers failed to make a timely diagnosis of ovarian cancer. The patient, a single mother who was working long hours to support both her child and her extended family,…

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Medical Negligence

In Wife and Children v. Private Provider (mandatory arbitration, confidential venue), Michael Kelly and Spencer Pahlke obtained a confidential seven-figure MICRA-capped mediated settlement on behalf of the family of a vibrant 74-year-old man who died after undergoing an endovascular aneurysm repair. The decedent agreed to have surgery to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm based upon…

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Medical Negligence

In Doe Infant v. Healthcare Facility (Court and County confidential) Khaldoun Baghdadi negotiated a combination cash and annuity settlement with a present value of $9,000,000 on behalf of a severely disabled 4 year-old child and her parents. The child was born with severe congenital disabilities. The matter was prosecuted as a wrongful life case per…

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Medical Negligence

In Patient vs National HMO (confidential venue) Doris Cheng resolved a medical negligence action on behalf of a 56-year-old man who suffered permanent damage to his heart during a minimally invasive cardiac procedure. Plaintiff was placed on cardiopulmonary bypass during heart surgery for eight hours. Doris alleged that patients should not be on the bypass…

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