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Articles by Victoria Negron

Pain Medicine Expert Opines On Standard Of Care For Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment

The case involves a young man who underwent radiofrequency ablation to address his refractory chronic pain. During the procedure, the patient suffered a bowel perforation from thermal injury which resulted in the placement of a colostomy bag. The patient was told…

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Insurance Company Allegedly Acts In Bad Faith By Denying Coverage For Medical Emergency

This case involves an insurance bad faith claim levied against a medical insurance provider. The plaintiff, a middle-aged woman who hadn’t received medical coverage in many years, applied online for a policy to be effective the next day. The day…

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Worker Contracts Cancer After Alleged Long-Term Exposure To Benzene

This case involves a print shop worker who passed away from myeloid leukemia after 23 years of employment. The North Carolina print shop where he worked specializes in large-format printing and uses benzene solvent in their inks to prevent rapid drying. It was…

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Municipal Drainage Expert Opines on Icy Parking Lot Conditions

This case involves a group of children that were seriously injured in an icy parking lot near their middle school. The owner of the parking lot had allowed the lot to become completely covered in ice and snow, allegedly due…

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Pediatric Neurologist Discusses Life Care Plan For Child With Degenerative Nerve Disease

This case involves an elementary-age girl with high-functioning cerebral palsy. She was taken to the hospital after suffering a seizure while in school. While the child was at the hospital, she was administered anti-epileptics, but the physician refused to do an EEG.…

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Delayed Meningitis Diagnosis Leaves Patient Ventilator-Dependent

The case involves a female author who began feeling neck pain while traveling to promote her new book. After experiencing the neck pain for a week, she presented to the hospital with severe pain, low-grade fever, and altered mental state. The…

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Expert In Offshore Drilling Vessel Safety Opines on Fatal Equipment Failure

This case involves an individual with 20+ years of experience in ship maintenance who died on an offshore drilling vessel. The individual was testing the ship’s air compressors which had recently been serviced. While the individual was in the process of reviewing the…

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Patient Suffers Total Loss of Brain Function After Being Taken Off Of BiPAP

This case involves a female patient with a history of alcohol abuse that presented to the hospital with abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and developed alcohol withdrawal soon after starting her treatment. She was admitted to the ICU…

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Incorrect Intubation Technique Causes Fatal Complication During Cardiac Surgery

  This case involves an elderly female patient with a history of mini stroke-like symptoms who was scheduled for a carotid endarterectomy. Prior to the procedure, the anesthesiologist sedated and intubated the patient. However, the anesthesiologist didn’t start the anesthesia…

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Commercial Lender Left Without Collateral After Borrower Defaults

This industrial loan case involves a lawsuit against an attorney who represented a lender. The lender was making a loan to be secured by several properties. After the loan was made, the borrower defaulted and it was learned that the borrower…

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