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Articles by Michael Morgenstern

Temporary Medical Staffing Agency Fails to Adequately Screen Malicious Employee

This case takes place in Maine and involves a traveling nurse who was employed by various temporary staffing agencies that placed her in contact with different facilities across the country caring for severely ill patients. During a 12-month period of…

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Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism Results in Patient’s Death

This case takes place in Minnesota and involves a 50-year-old male patient who presented to the ER with shortness of breath and chest tightness. The cardiologist who saw him felt the patient had undergone an acute coronary event. He underwent…

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Interventional Cardiologist Performs Unnecessary Procedure and Injures Patient

This case takes place in Tennessee and involves a 50-year-old patient who underwent nuclear stress testing for evaluation of coronary ischemia performed by the defendant doctor. The patient exercised on a Bruce protocol for 6 minutes and 30 seconds and…

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Forensic Automotive Engineer Analyzes Vehicle Data to Determine Cause of Accident

This case involves a vehicle accident that occurred in a parking garage located in Wyoming. The vehicle reportedly went out of control and collided with a parking garage column and another vehicle. In the incident report, the driver stated he…

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Failed Breast Reconstruction Procedure Leads to Paralysis and Scarring

This case takes place in Tennessee and involves a 71-year-old female patient who experienced complications following a TRAM flap procedure. The patient, who is obese and previously had a mastectomy, consulted with the defending doctor for new breast reconstruction. The…

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Life Care Planning Assessment for Injured Construction Worker

Plaintiff construction worker, who was in his 50s, was loading gasoline and diesel fuels into his work vehicle at defendant’s terminal fuel dispensing bay. After he attached a cable to the load rack electronic terminal apparatus, he stepped over the…

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Mortgage Company Fails to Comply with Property Preservation Standards

This case involves a Utah based mortgage company which did not act in accordance with property preservation. The plaintiff had a mortgage through the defendant. The plaintiff eventually fell behind on his mortgage and the defendant filed for foreclosure. The plaintiff’s…

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Orthopedic Surgery Patient Injured During Transfer from Operating Table to Gurney

This OR operations case takes place in South Dakota and involves a male patient who underwent ankle surgery. It is believed that during the transfer from the operating table to the gurney there was some sort of incident which resulted in…

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Failed Diagnosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

This case takes place in Wisconsin and involves a male patient who was diagnosed with stage IV B squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. He has a social history which includes smoking and occasional alcohol use. He initially presented to…

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Failed Diagnosis of Sepsis Results in Amputation

This case takes place in North Dakota and involves a male patient who presented to Emergency Room with gout in his left foot. He was given the appropriate medication and discharged. Four days later he presented to another ER with…

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