Types of Cases
Airway Management
June 2010
On July 23, 2008, the Infant Plaintiff's Decedent, a 6-year-old boy, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital with a history of Apert Syndrome to undergo surgical correction of his cranial-facial malformation. More»Amputation
December 2006
In May, 2002, the Plaintiff began to feel aching and burning in her legs and feet and her right foot appeared to be paler and cooler than her left. More»August 2006
On November 6, 2003, the Claimant, (32 years of age), was admitted to the Defendant Hospital after suffering with a subarachnoid hemorrhage. More»August 2005
On August 12, 2002, the Plaintiff, John Doe, Jr., presented to the Defendant Anonymous Medical Center with complaints of severe, bilateral upper and mid-back pain. More»December 2003
On July 20, 2001, the Plaintiff's Decedent, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital under the care of the Defendant Physician. More»Aneurysm
January 2004
On October 13, 2000, the Plaintiff, returned to her home from her employment suffering with a new onset, severe headache. More»March 2003
On October 31, 1999, the Claimant's Decedent saw the Defendant primary care physician, complaining of chest pain. More»November 2001
On July 19, 1996, the Plaintiff's Decedent presented to the Defendant internist with complaints of severe and sharp left eye pain, unremitting headache and dizziness. More»Aortic Dissection
February 2011
On November 7, 2008, the Decedent, age 43, saw the Defendant Physician. On presentation, the Decedent demonstrated signs and symptoms indicative of an aortic aneurysm/dissection (i.e. chest pain, evidence of pericardial effusion, aortic regurgitation, in addition to aortic dilatation). More»March 2007
On February 15, 2005, the Plaintiff's Decedent was a 56 year old male with a past medical history significant for hypertension. More»June 1998
On January 6, 1995, the Plaintiff's Decedent, age 48, began to experience severe, burning chest pain, radiating into his neck and jaw with shortness of breath and sweating (diaphoresis). More»Appendicitis
February 2003
On November 10, 2000, the Plaintiffs' Decedent was a 34 year-old male with no previous medical conditions and/or complaints, was presented to the Defendant Hospital emergency room for emergency care and treatment. More»Aspiration
September 2010
On January 20, 2009, the Plaintiff's Decedent, a 73 year-old gentleman, was transported to the Defendant Hospital emergency room with complaints of shortness of breath and bilateral lower extremity edema. More»October 2009
On January 15, 2006, at approximately 2:54 a.m., the Plaintiff, a 43-year-old male, presented to the Defendant Hospital's emergency department with excruciating abdominal pain and a history of significant reflux. More»February 2008
On February 23, 2004, the Plaintiff's Decedent, then 66 years old, was admitted to a local hospital and underwent a left knee replacement due to a work related knee injury she had sustained during her employment at the same hospital. More»June 2006
On March 11, 2004, the Plaintiff's Decedent presented to the Defendant Hospital's emergency department with abdominal pain and distention. More»January 2003
In February of 1999, the Decedent underwent successful cardiac bypass surgery. More»Blood Clot
August 2008
On March 21, 2005, the Plaintiff's Decedent presented to the Defendant Ob/Gyn for a routine prenatal visit. More»Bowel Obstruction
Bowel Perforation
May 2011
On August 11, 2007, the Plaintiff, a 30 year-old gentleman, was seen by the Defendant because of unwanted abdominal fat. He was noted to be 5'9" tall and weighed 267 pounds. After a history and physical examination, liposuction was recommended. On September 28, 2007, Defendant GYN surgeon performed liposuction on the Plaintiff at her outpatient surgical center. More»May 2011
On August 11, 2007, the Plaintiff, a 30 year-old gentleman, was seen by the Defendant because of unwanted abdominal fat. He was noted to be 5'9" tall and weighed 267 pounds. After a history and physical examination, liposuction was recommended. On September 28, 2007, Defendant GYN surgeon performed liposuction on the Plaintiff at her outpatient surgical center. More»August 2009
In October of 2007, the 36-year old Plaintiff consulted with the Defendant Surgeon for abdominal pain. More»May 2008
On February 8, 2004, the Plaintiff's Decedent was admitted to the Defendant Hospital with complaints of nausea, vomiting, anorexia, elevated temperature and pain near her colostomy site. More»March 2006
On September 11, 2003, the Plaintiff's Decedent, then 79 years old, presented to the Defendant Hospital for a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. More»April 2005
Members of Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A. successfully recovered $700,000.00 for the estate and family of a senior citizen who died due to medical malpractice. More»Bowel Resection
February 2011
The Plaintiff presented to a hospital emergency room complaining of rectal bleeding. Defendant 1 removed part of the Plaintiff's colon and performed an anastomosis. Immediately afterward, the Plaintiff developed a fever, tachycardia, increased white blood cell count, increasing creatinine, and other signs and symptoms of a leaky bowel. Blood cultures were drawn and a Gastrografin enema was obtained. That enema did not reveal the presence of a leak. Defendant 1 signed out for the weekend without taking the patient back to surgery, and Defendant 2 provided weekend coverage. During that time, the Plaintiff's white blood cell count became abnormally low, his creatinine level continued to rise, he was in acute renal failure, and the blood cultures revealed the presence of gram negative rods, which is consistent with bacteria from the bowel. Nonetheless, Defendant 2 did not take the Plaintiff to surgery. When Defendant 1 resumed care of the Plaintiff on Monday, the Plaintiff became More»June 2005
On November 29, 2001, the Minor Plaintiff was sent by his family practitioner to the pediatric emergency department at the Defendant Anonymous Hospital due to abdominal pain with guarding, bloody vomiting, weakness and tachycardia. More»May 2004
On June 10, 2001, the Plaintiff's Decedent presented to the Defendant Hospital with a five-day history of periumbilical pain and nausea. More»June 2002
On January 18, 1999, the Plaintiff saw the Defendant Physician for a screening colonoscopy. More»Brachial Plexus
June 2006
On May 3, 2003, the Plaintiff was admitted to the Defendant Hospital's labor and delivery suite. More»February 2004
On March 23, 2001, the Plaintiff presented to a local hospital for childbirth. More»September 2002
On March 2, 2000, the Claimant telephoned the Defendant's office requesting an immediate appointment and was referred to the Defendant. More»Brain Bleed
October 2009
On February 27, 2006, the Plaintiff, then 26 years old, presented to the Defendant Hospital in labor. More»April 2002
On April 22, 2000, the Plaintiff's Decedent presented to the Defendant Hospital emergency department with complaints of a new onset, intolerable, throbbing headache. More»Brain Injury
March 2011
On November 14, 2006, the Infant Plaintiff was born at the Defendant Hospital. Due to a number of abnormalities including hypoglycemia, thick meconium, temperature instability and poor feeding, this newborn required ongoing close surveillance of his condition. More»April 2010
On November 21, 2005, at approximately 7:45 p.m., the Plaintiff presented to the Defendant Hospital at 37-3/7 weeks gestation for induction of labor. More»July 2002
The Plaintiff's Decedant was proceeding to her home from church with her husband on November 24, 1999, when she was struck by a drunk driver. More»June 2001
On April 9, 1999, the Plaintiff presented to the Defendant Hospital at approximately 2:30 a.m., in labor. By 3:30 a.m., a fetal monitoring produced a strip indicative of fetal stress. At the time the Plaintiff presented, she was 41-3/7 weeks pregnant, and was, therefore, postdates. More»Breast Cancer
September 2002
On November 6, 1997, based upon a referral from her primary care physician, the Plaintiff, a 67 year old woman, underwent screening mammography which revealed a new, focal increased density in the mid-left breast which was not present on her previous mammogram in 1995. More»Cancer Recurrence
March 2002
In August of 1991, the Plaintiff's Decedent was diagnosed with a carcinoma of the tongue, which was operated upon by these Defendants. More»Cardiac
October 2010
On January 1, 2009, the Plaintiffs' decedent, age 58, fell and fractured her tibia and fibula. More»May 2006
On January 15, 2003, the Minor Plaintiff, a 15-year-old young lady, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital. More»February 2005
On December 10, 2001, the Plaintiff presented to a hospital with complaints of chest pain. More»April 2004
It is alleged that on August 17, 1999, the Plaintiff's Decedent was a patient at the Defendant Hospital and received an aortic and mitral valve replacement. More»January 2003
On the morning of April 13, 1998, the Plaintiff presented to her internist with complaints including, but not limited to, the onset of severe substernal chest pain, burning pain in the chest, shortness of breath, and pain radiating into her arms. More»July 2002
On January 3, 1999, the Plaintiffs' Decedent went to the Defendant Emergency Room at the Defendant Hospital complaining of severe chest pain radiating across her chest wall and into her back, as well. More»May 2002
It is alleged that the Plaintiff's Decedent, presented to the Defendant Hospital emergency department with a prior history of having undergone angioplasty in 1997. More»Catheter Placement
August 2002
It is alleged that the Plaintiff's Decedent, who was 30 years of age, had an abnormality known as primary sclerosing cholangitis -- a condition which ultimately leads to cirrhosis of the liver and the need for a liver transplant. More»Cerclage
March 2010
On November 26, 2007, the Plaintiff presented to the Defendant Hospital due to a positive home pregnancy test. More»Cesarean Section
May 2004
It is alleged that at all times referred to herein, the Defendant acted as the private attending obstetrician for the Plaintiff, and her baby, the Plaintiffs' Decedent. More»June 2003
On February 9, 2002, at approximately 7:34 p.m., the Plaintiff presented to the Defendant Hospital at 41-3/7 weeks gestation in labor. More»July 2002
On March 19, 1998, the Plaintiff contacted her prenatal doctors to advise that she was leaking fluid and/or mucus. More»Colon Cancer
August 2007
On February 17, 2009, the Plaintiff's Decedent, a 55 year-old gentleman, presented to the Defendant Hospital emergency room with abdominal pain. More»March 2007
On July 28, 2000, the Plaintiff's Decedent saw a gastroenterologist with complaints of ongoing constipation and rectal bleeding. More»November 2002
On January 26, 1998, the Claimant was referred to the Defendant gastroenterologist. More»Colonoscopy
September 2004
On September 9, 2002, the Plaintiff's Decedent was admitted to the Defendant Hospital for evaluation of an area of gangrene on her right foot. More»February 2002
On July 8, 1999, the Plaintiff arrived at the Defendant outpatient surgical center to undergo a colonoscopy as well as an EGD procedure (esophagogastroduodenoscopy). More»Compartment Syndrome
October 2010
On January 2, 2009 at 6:00 a.m., the 20 year old Plaintiff presented to the Defendant Hospital's emergency department with complaints of severe numbness, tingling and pain in her left calf which she rated 10 out of 10. More»Erb's Palsy
August 2001
On the evening of February 4, 1999, the Plaintiff was admitted to the Defendant Hospital in labor. At that time, she was 38 weeks and three centimeters dilated, carrying a macrosomic child. The Plaintiff was being cared for by nurse midwives, as well as a student nurse midwife during the course of her labor. More»March 2001
On March 23, 2001, the Plaintiff presented to a local hospital for childbirth. She was 39 weeks pregnant and was admitted at approximately 1:00 a.m. At that time, she was 4 centimeters dilated, 100% effaced, and the fetus in utero was at -1 station. By 5:00 a.m., the Plaintiff was 9 centimeters dilated, 100% effaced, and the fetus had descended to a +2 station. More»Exsanguination
November 2007
On December 27, 2004, the Plaintiff's Decedent, a 76 year old woman, underwent excision for a right lung mass at the Defendant Hospital. More»Failure to Rule Out Malignancy
March 2010
On September 15, 2005, the Plaintiff presented to the Defendant with a penile lesion that had just developed. More»Gentamycin
April 2003
On December 28, 2000, the Plaintiffs' Decedent was transferred to the Defendant Nursing Home for recuperation after having sustained endocarditis. More»Hemorrhage
November 2007
On December 31, 2006, the Plaintiff's Decedent, an 84 year-old gentleman, was taken via ambulance to the Defendant Hospital after falling at home and having slurred speech. More»Hysterectomy
November 2004
On December 11, 1999, the Plaintiff was admitted to the Defendant Hospital under the care of the Defendant who, at all times referred to herein, acted as her attending obstetrician and gynecologist. More»Infection
April 2009
On November 21, 2006, the 41 year old female Plaintiff presented to the Defendant primary care physician with symptoms of a fever, chills, and fatigue. More»June 2006
On April 2, 2001, the Plaintiff, who was 53 years old at the time, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital for elective cervical laminectomy. More»January 2004
In January of 2000, it is alleged that the Plaintiff experienced severe back pain which required transportation by ambulance to a local hospital. More»October 2002
On August 11, 1999, the Claimant's Decedent was admitted to the Defendant Hospital for treatment as a result of an automobile accident. More»Intra-Abdominal Process
February 2002
On June 1, 1999, at approximately 10:05 p.m., the Plaintiff's Decedent was taken to the Defendant Hospital after having suffered stab wounds to his abdomen. More»Intubation
June 2006
The Plaintiff's Decedent, then 79 years old, was being followed by the Defendant hospital personnel for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. More»Kidney
August 2007
On March 24, 2003, the two year old Minor Plaintiff was admitted to the Defendant Hospital under the care of the Defendant pediatric urologist, due to bilateral vesicoureteral reflux urine backing up her ureter into the kidneys causing urinary tract infections. More»January 2003
The Plaintiff's Decedent, a 71 year old male who was status-post kidney transplant, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital for care and treatment of a urosepsis. More»July 2002
On November 2, 1998, the Claimant was admitted to the Defendant Hospital for purposes of the removal of an abdominal teratoma. More»May 2002
On April 27, 1999, the Claimant was admitted to the Defendant Hospital for the purposes of donating a kidney to his brother. More»Lung Cancer
May 2011
On July 7, 2005, the Plaintiff, then 63 years old, presented to the Defendant Hospital for the purpose of undergoing angiography. She was seen by a vascular surgeon who was an employee of the Defendant Hospital. Prior to undergoing the procedure, the Plaintiff was provided with a chest x-ray. More»October 2010
The Plaintiffs' decedent, age 70, was evaluated by the Defendant, an internist, numerous times over several years. More»April 2008
On September 14, 2003, the Plaintiff's Decedent, age 83, presented to the hospital with complaints of chest pain. More»April 2005
In January of 2001, the Plaintiff's Decedent, who had a long history of smoking, presented to her primary care physician with coughing, congestion and shortness of breath. More»April 2005
In January of 2001, the Plaintiff's Decedent presented to her primary care physician with complaints including coughing, congestion and shortness of breath. She had been a smoker for many years. Based upon the history, findings and examination, the Decedent was referred that same day for a chest x-ray. More»Lupus
March 2002
In December of 1998, it is alleged that these Defendants diagnosed the Plaintiffs' Decedent with pneumonia. More»Medication Errors
March 2010
The Plaintiff's Decedent was 36 years old with a history of pulmonary hypertension and multiple sclerosis. More»December 2009
On July 19, 2008, the Plaintiff was admitted to the Defendant Hospital through the emergency department for treatment of a fractured ankle related to a fall. More»September 2009
Prior to November 2, 2006, due to a history of DVT, the Plaintiff was successfully maintained by the Defendant Physician on a regimen of Coumadin therapy which included 10 milligrams of the drug on every even day and 7.5 milligrams of the drug on every odd day. More»December 2004
On December 7, 2001, the Plaintiff's Decedent entered the Defendant Hospital for a kidney transplant. More»December 2003
On March 5, 2002, the Plaintiff's Decedent, age 66, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital for the performance of an para-esophageal hernia procedure. More»August 2002
Patient, age 15, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital under the care of a Physician, for back surgery with fusions due to a juvenile condition. More»Meningitis
January 2003
On February 6, 2001, the 15 year old Plaintiff became ill in her school and went home early complaining of a severe headache. More»Pneumonia
September 2005
On December 23, 2003, the Plaintiff's Decedent, Jane Doe, presented to the Defendant Anonymous Doctor with complaints of cough, body ache, as well as headache. More»January 2003
On September 20, 1999, the Plaintiff's Decedent arrived at the Defendant Hospital's emergency department at 2:40 p.m., having been referred by another hospital because of fever, chills, shortness of breath, abdominal pain and vomiting, cough, decreased oxygen saturation levels, and a chest x-ray done that day which demonstrated a pneumonia. More»October 2002
Plaintiff's Decedent, who was only 44 years of age, was admitted through the emergency department with a diagnosis of pneumonia, which proved to be a strep pneumoniae bacteremia. More»Prostate Cancer
January 2005
In 1996, the Plaintiff's Decedent, then 62 years old, was noted to have an elevated PSA and was referred to the Defendant urologist for evaluation and examination which occurred within two months. More»Pulmonary Embolism
April 2004
On October 5, 2001, the Plaintiff's Decedent fell while visiting Ocean City, injuring his right hip. More»Renal Cancer
May 2008
On December 6, 2001, the Claimant's Decedent, a 62-year old woman, presented to the Defendant Hospital complaining of extreme right flank pain. More»January 2003
In December of 1996, the Plaintiff's Decedent presented to her primary care physicians complaining of rust colored urine for two days. More»Respiratory Distress
December 2008
On March 15, 2007, the Plaintiff's Decedent, age 47 with a history of asthma, presented to the Defendant Hospital's emergency department with chest complaints including tachycardia as well as wheezing. More»August 2007
In the Fall of 2005, the Plaintiff's Decedent, then 76 years old, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital where he underwent cardiac catheterization followed by coronary artery bypass surgery. More»Sepsis
May 2006
On May 17, 2002, the Infant Plaintiff, who had a history of Hirschsprung's disease, presented to the Defendant Hospital with complaints of severe abdominal pain, abdominal distension, as well as vomiting. More»Spinal Cord Injuries
April 2010
The family and estate of the Decedent was awarded $7.4 million in damages against three Baltimore Police officers for injuries he received while in their custody that led directly to his death 14 days later. More»September 2008
On October 2, 2002, the Infant Plaintiff was born following a scheduled cesarean section. At that time, a vestigial tail (fatty deposit) was noted at the base of the spine. More»May 2004
On November 3, 1997, the Plaintiff, a healthy and productive 32-year-old black male, was detained by the Defendant Police officer, regarding a potential traffic violation. More»Spine Surgery
September 2005
In September, 2004, the 14 year old Minor Plaintiff was admitted to the Defendant Hospital to undergo an elective, posterior spinal instrumentation for neuromuscular scoliosis. More»August 2004
On October 11, 2001, the Plaintiff, who was 33 years of age, presented to the Defendant Orthopaedic Surgeon with complaints of low back pain and right sciatic pain. More»December 2003
In February of 1996, the Plaintiff came under the care of the Defendant for management of her pregnancy. More»August 2002
On February 12, 2001, the Plaintiff's Decedent was admitted to the Defendant Hospital under the care of the Defendant. More»Stent
January 2005
On January 4, 2003, the Plaintiff, John Doe, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital for a gallstone in his biliary tract, which required removal. More»Stroke
June 2004
On July 24, 2000, the Plaintiff was brought to the Defendant Hospital via ambulance. More»Surgical Injuries
May 2010
A woman who experienced lower extremity paralysis following a bypass procedure claimed her treating surgeons negligently caused her injury. The defendants denied liability and claimed they acted within the standard of care. A Harford County jury found for the plaintiff and awarded her $3,557,398 against two surgeons and their employer. Defense verdicts were entered for an anesthesiologist and his employer. More»April 2010
The decedent, a 67 year old female, had a long standing history of idiopathic bronchiectasis. On March 29, 2006 she was seen by a thoracic surgeon. After reviewing x-rays, pulmonary lung function tests, as well as perfusion and ventilation tests, he recommended surgical resection of her right middle lobe. More»March 2009
On September 26, 2006, Plaintiff, a 64 year old male, presented to the Defendant Hospital and reported low back pain and symptomatology which had worsened. More»March 2009
On December 12, 2007, the Plaintiff, a 75 year-old woman, was admitted to the Defendant Hospital because of decreased oral intake. More»January 2004
In the spring of 2002, the Plaintiff was admitted to a hospital under the care of the Defendant for a sinus procedure to treat sinusitis. More»October 2002
On February 28, 2000, the Plaintiff presented to the hospital. More»April 2002
In July of 1998, the Plaintiff's Decedent underwent a diagnostic biopsy procedure at which time she was diagnosed with a benign polyp located in her duodenum. More»Unnecessary Surgery
September 2004
On September 7, 2000, the Plaintiff's Decedent saw the Defendant for complaints involving his left knee and hip. More»
