Thousands of patients are victims of hospital negligence each year, and the results can be fatal. Exposure to hazards, substandard care, unclean facilities and tainted instruments are examples of hospital negligence that can have serious consequences.
The attorneys at Shrager, Spivey & Sachs have helped our clients hold hospitals responsible and won compensation for their injuries.
If you or your loved one have been a victim of hospital negligence, contact us today for a free consultation.
Our Firm's Results
Seven-Figure Settlement for Paralyzed Arm
Managing partner Robert Sachs, Chris Bradley and Mike McGuckin obtained a seven-figure settlement for a woman who lost use of her arm after an improper epidural spinal injection. Her chronic back treatment was treated with injections of pain relief medicine into her spinal canal. However, a doctor carelessly push a needle into her spinal cord and injected the drug into her spinal cord nerves. Despite immediate and obvious loss of arm function, the doctor sent her home – instead of administering emergency treatment to save the use of her arm. Unfortunately, the nerves were killed and her arm quickly contracted and became useless. She also developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a nerve condition which causes extraordinary pain and tenderness in her arm even though she no longer has motor or sensory nerve function. Attorneys Sachs, Bradley and McGuckin pursued the doctor and the hospital where she as treated, which was held accountable for the doctor’s improper care under Pennsylvania law.
$400,000 for Improper Injection
Chris Bradley and Mike McGuckin obtained a $400,000 settlement for a woman who suffered permanent injuries because of an improper injection. Her surgeon inadvertently injected a steroid solution directly into her spinal cord rather than the epidural space surrounding the cord. The woman, who was too heavily sedated to react to the error, now has limited use of her arm and has lost sensation in her hand. Attorneys Bradley and McGuckin pursued both the surgeon and the medical center where the procedure was performed.
Six-Figure Settlement Against Hospital for Pressure Ulcer
Rob Sachs and Chad Galvin represented the family of a 64-year-old man who developed a Stage IV decubitus ulcer while hospitalized following cardiac surgery. After hospital nurses failed to properly turn and reposition the patient, he developed the worst kind of pressure sore, which resulted in terrible pain.
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