The failure to diagnose a brain infection was the root cause of this medical malpractice lawsuit. It all started with an infected shunt in the brain.<\/p>\n
This unfortunate case deeply affected the life of a woman who was managing well on her own, until a doctor messed her up by failing to diagnose a brain infection. For the most part, most medical practitioners do an exemplary job under tough conditions, but bad things do happen. When they do, they need to be talked about.<\/p>\n
In this California case, the initial verdict was $9 million for the lifelong care of the victim. On appeal, the courts upheld the original verdict, as they should have, given the details of this case. As a New Hampshire personal injury lawyer<\/a>, I\u2019ve seen many medical malpractice lawsuits similar in nature and they are never easy for the victims.<\/p>\n The plaintiff in this case had hydrocephalus since childhood and had (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The failure to diagnose a brain infection was the root cause of this medical malpractice lawsuit. It all started with an infected shunt in the brain. This unfortunate case deeply affected the life of a woman who was managing well…<\/span><\/p>\n