Case summary
A client who suffered an ischemic stroke in New York was denied timely tPA treatment, resulting in permanent brain damage. Our law firm filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the responsible physicians and hospital, and successfully obtained a settlement of over seven million dollars.
Case background
- Client fell at home and became disoriented, his wife immediately called 911
- At the hospital stroke center a neurological examination and CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of an ischemic stroke
- Though this was within the 4-hour window to receive the stroke clot busting medication, tPA, the emergency department physicians delayed and failed to administer this life saving medication leading to permanent brain damage
Actions taken by De Caro & Kaplen, LLP
- Our law firm first assembled all our client’s medical records, including ambulance, emergency department, and neuroradiological studies
- We retained highly qualified stroke specialists to determine whether proper treatment was provided to our client
- Our medical experts determined emergency physicians failed to timely administer clot busting medication and deprived our client of a chance for a better outcome
- The medical malpractice attorneys at De Caro & Kaplen, LLP prepared and filed a lawsuit against the responsible physicians and hospital
- Through legal “discovery” our attorneys determined the hospital staff failed to follow their own practice and procedures in this delay, and failed to have competent consultations
- Through oral questions, “depositions” of the doctors, we learned more about the circumstances of the treatment rendered and established they violated the standard of care in their treatment of our client
Case outcome
Thorough preparation, and detection of what actually occurred, and their failures, resulted in a settlement of this lawsuit for over seven million dollars.
If you or a loved one has suffered from the negligence of a doctor or hospital when diagnosing or treating a stroke, you have a right to sue those responsible. Contact our medical malpractice attorneys today.