Michael Talve, CEO

This case involves a pregnant patient who presented to an Ob/Gyn clinic at thirty-nine weeks with complaints of headaches, swelling, and poor vision. The obstetrician on call performed a stenography that showed all normal findings and external fetal monitoring was…

This case involves a fifty-seven-year-old female patient who developed a lump in the right upper margin of her neck at the angle of the jaw bone. The patient presented to an ENT physician who ordered a CT that showed an…

The case involves a patient who experienced a nicked peritoneum during a renal transplant procedure. The nicked peritoneum was mentioned in the medical record, but the defending physician denied that he had any knowledge of its occurrence. He claimed he…

This case involves a fifty-five-year-old female cancer patient who suffered from numerous complications. She remained in good spirits, however, and had the energy to resume near normal activities with sufficient pain medication. She presented to the ER with complaints of…

This case involves a female patient who presented to the hospital for a ventral hernia repair. Her doctors opted to use a Kugel mesh. Following her procedure, the patient was prescribed Percocet for pain, despite clear documentation of an allergy…

This case involves a fifty-two-year-old female who presented to her primary care provider with complaints of weakness and fatigue that severely impaired her daily functioning. She saw many doctors and most attributed these changes to menopause given that her menstrual…

This case involves a sixty-five-year-old woman who presented to the emergency room with new-onset dyspnea.  The patient reported that when she walked more than three blocks, she became short of breath and experienced severe pain in the abdomen. The patient…

This case involves a forty-two-year-old woman who complained of severe shooting pain down her forearm after a nurse placed an IV line in her wrist. The patient continued to complain of persistent pain. She asked the nursing staff to remove…

This case involves a woman who died and the family agreed to tissue transplantation. An issue arose when the family of the decedent alleged that the body had decomposed, and thus, could not be used in an open casket. After…

This case involves a twenty-five-year-old female who was using an IUD, but became pregnant and wished to terminate her pregnancy. She had three visits with her doctors who recommended a medical abortion. The patient took the prescribed pills and came…