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Carolyn Casey, J.D., is a legal content writer with 10 years of experience at AmLaw100 firms. Carolyn received her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and her J.D. from the Washington College of Law at American University.Articles by Carolyn Casey, J.D.
Double Amputee Awarded $6 Million for Orthopedic Surgeon’s Failures
Case Overview Case Name: Terence A. Williams v. Dimensions Health Corporation Inc., N. S. Mcunu Arthur, Jr., Mohammad Ali Khan, M.D., and Blundon Montague, M.D. Case Type: Medical Malpractice – Surgical Error; Failure to Monitor; Post-Operative Care Injury: Necrosis Prosthesis…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedPlaintiffs Awarded $6M for Unnecessary Spinal Surgeries From Doctor Accused of Medicare Fraud
Case Overview Case Name: Christopher Atwood, Rebekah Brady, Jennifer Hickey, Robert & Melaine Houghton, Paul Markesberry, Jr., Hiram & Dawn McCauley, Carol Ross, Michael & Diane Sander, David & Nancy Shempert and Richard Allen Stanfield v. Abubakar Atiq Durrani, M.D.,…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedPatient Awarded $10M After a Botched Gallbladder Surgery
Case Overview Case Name: Amy M. McGouirk and Allen K. McGouirk v. Tamica E. White, M.D. and Wellstar Medical Group, LLC Case Type: Medical Malpractice – Surgical Error; Failure to Test; Failure to Detect; Unnecessary Procedure Injury: Other – fever;…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedTerminal Breast Cancer Patient Gets $14.3M After Radiologist Fails to Detect Cancer
Case Overview Case Name: Lisa Leval and Gerard Leval v. Washington Radiology Associate, P.C., Gary Rose, M.D., and Ingrid L. Ott, M.D. Case Type: Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose Injury: Tumor Neuropathy Metastatic disease Cancer – chemotherapy; breast; metastatic…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedVascular Surgeon’s Medical Errors Results in $17M Award for Paraplegic Patient
Case Overview Case Name: Kathleen J. Bashore v. Sparrow Health System, Sparrow Medical Group, Edward W. Sparrow Hospital Association, Ara Pridjian, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute, Sparrow Hospital, Sparrow Heart and Vascular Center, Sparrow Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute and Sparrow Cardiovascular…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedAir Force to Pay Victims and Survivors $230M for Former Airman’s Church Shooting Rampage
The military’s failure to report Devin Patrick Kelley’s court-martial conviction for domestic violence to the Federal Bureau of Investigation was at the heart of the court’s earlier determination that the government bore 60% of the responsibility for the harm from…
Posted on in Featured & NewsPlaintiff Lawyers Gear Up for Litigation After Unilever Recalls Dry Shampoos
The list of at-risk products for cancer-causing benzene presence includes specific lots of widely-used Dove, Bedhead, Bedhead Rockaholic, Nexxus, Suave, and TRESemmĂ© aerosol dry shampoos. Plaintiff lawyers will need research and expert resources to prevail in the likely onslaught of…
Posted on in Featured & Litigation Monitor & NewsEstate Awarded $31M Following Delayed Malaria Treatment
Case Overview Case Name: Makiko Murakami and Jeffrey Tam, as Co-administrators of the Estate of Ryo Murakami Deceased, and Makiko Murakami Ind. v. Lutheran Medical Center and Margaret Kuhn-Basti, MD Case Type: Wrongful Death – Survival Damages Medical Malpractice –…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedObstetrician’s Negligent Care During Childbirth Results in $73.1 Million Award
Case Overview Case Name: Lorenza Botello and Alvaro Botello, Individually and as Parents of Jonathan Botello, and Amy Manning, as Conservator of Jonathan Botello, a minor v. Jerry D. McLaughlin MD; Marva Johnston RN; CHSPSC, LLC; Community Health Systems Professional…
Posted on in Case Review & FeaturedJury Awards Family $30.55M for Doctors’ Failure to Monitor Fetus Heart Rate
Case Overview Case Name: Kimberly Kirkwood-Boulter (mother), Daniel J. Boulter M.D. (father), and Aiden Boulter, Minor, v. Carrie A. Coleman, M.D., Johanna Bateman R.N., Christina Zannieri CNM, Massachusetts General Hospital and Cross Country Staffing Inc. Case Type: Medical Malpractice –…
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