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Product Defect Causes Microwave to Spontaneously Turn on

This case involves injuries to a plaintiff due to an allegedly defective microwave. The plaintiff, a fifty-three-year-old male, was cooking a meal. He had a four burner stove, and, above it, a combination microwave/hood. While cooking, the fan in the…

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Legal Malpractice Suspected in Alien Deportation

This case involves alleged legal malpractice by an attorney representing an alien during a removal proceeding. The plaintiff, a forty-three-year-old male, was an alien without a visa and the Department of Homeland Security initiated removal proceedings against him. The plaintiff…

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Surgeon Uncovers Missed Diagnosis of Sigmoid Colon Cancer

This case involves a seventy-three-year-old female patient with a history of smoking, diabetes, and hypertension. The patient was seen by her primary care physician several times for rectal exams and testing for blood in the stool. On all occasions, there…

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Cardiologist Performs PCI but Results in Cardiac Arrest and Death

This cardiac radiology case involves a fifty-five-year-old male patient with diabetes, for which he was using Onglyza to treat, and hypertension. He presented to the hospital with complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath, left jaw and left shoulder pain, diaphoresis,…

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Pulmonologist Punctures Large Blood Vessel During Lung Biopsy

This case involves a fifty-nine-year-old male patient who presented to the hospital with complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath, and a persistent cough. The patient had been a chronic smoker but had quit due to respiratory trouble. A suspicious…

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Pediatric Psychiatrist Discharges Child; Results in Suicide

This case involves a fifteen-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency room after being arrested by the police for displaying strange behavior in public. The patient was admitted to the inpatient psychiatric ward for observation and was started on…

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Police Pursue Man Attempting to Get Sister to Hospital

This case involves a police pursuit of a man driving his sister to a hospital. The plaintiff, a thirty-three-year-old male, lived in a rural area. His sister, a diabetic, experienced significant stomach and chest pains, which prompted the plaintiff to…

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Orthopedic Surgeon Orders Fall Precautions After Patient’s Accident

This defense case involves a sixty-two-year-old male patient who underwent a left hip arthroplasty. On postoperative day three, prior to transfer to a step-down facility, the patient alleged that he fell when walking to the restroom. The nurse charted and…

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ER Nursing Staff Neglects Patient With Fatal Potassium Level

This case involves a twenty-seven-year-old female patient with a past medical history significant for depression, anxiety, hypertension, alcohol and tobacco use. The patient was seen in an emergency room for nausea and vomiting and was treated with Zofran. Shortly after…

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Orthopedic Surgeon’s Repair of Tendon Leads to Synovitis

This case involves a thirty-four-year-old female who presented to the emergency room after falling from six feet in the air. She was first diagnosed with an injury to her anterior talofibular ligament with no fracture evident on initial imaging. Her…

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