The plaintiff in this reported case sued for $15 million in punitive damages and $75,000 in compensatory damages for the wrongful death of her husband.<\/p>\n
This case was ultimately settled out of court, a sign that usually means the defendants just want the suit to go away and stop causing them trouble. Often, this also means the plaintiff has a good case and the other side realizes it. In this case, the plaintiff\u2019s husband was hospitalized in September 2005 for a cardiac catheterization and percutaneous cardiology intervention. <\/p>\n
Of note is the fact that evidence in this case indicated the hospital appeared to be allowing elective percutaneous cardiology intervention without cardio-thoracic surgical coverage or availability. At this point, you may well wonder what they were thinking of offering a high-risk surgical procedure like that without the proper staff or equipment.<\/p>\n
The hospital also failed to have a transfer medi-vac helicopter with a balloon pump (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The plaintiff in this reported case sued for $15 million in punitive damages and $75,000 in compensatory damages for the wrongful death of her husband. This case was ultimately settled out of court, a sign that usually means the defendants…<\/span><\/p>\n