New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog

After a New York hospital closed, hundreds of people were left out in the cold, says one New York Malpractice Lawyer The hospital, which closed due to having about $1 billion of debt, filed for bankruptcy, which has so far protected it from any lawsuits for malpractice, some of which could give the victim millions in dollars.

According to a New York Malpractice Lawyer, the hospital did have insurance for malpractice, although it may have been underfunded, with only $150 to $250 million left for the families of those who suffered while staying in the hospital. That money, unfortunately, would first have to go to creditors, who would legally have first dibs on the remaining funds, meaning that the roughly 260 people who are currently suing the hospital would end up with nothing, even though some have suffered serious injury or had loved ones die.

One such case involves the family of a woman who died in the hospital due to a misdiagnosis and a faulty defibrillator. Her family sued the hospital and won over $5 million, and not a single dollar has been paid. The family is struggling to get by, and the woman's daughter needs her tuition paid for, which the $5 million would have certainly done. Doctors and Hospitals in The Bronx and Brooklyn have to take note and be on guard.

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A Brooklyn Woman who had her injuries worsen after her CT scan was misread has been helped by a New York medical malpractice lawyer. The problem arose when the woman went to the Brooklyn Hospital Center suffering from an absence of feelings in her legs, an inability to open her eyes, and a severe headache. She was admitted, and a CT scan was administered. A staff physician at the hospital, however, misread the scan and concluded that it was “normal,” when it was not. Subsequently, after the woman was discharged, the doctor reread the CT scan and realized that is was, in fact, “abnormal.” Despite these new findings, no one at the hospital contacted the woman to tell her about the new reading. In addition, no one at the hospital ever tried to treat the woman based on the new reading.
The woman’s absence of feeling in her legs, inability to open her eyes, and severe headache worsened over the next several weeks. She went to an eye doctor, who diagnosed her as having suffered an aneurysm. She then was admitted to another hospital, and the physicians there performed surgery on her and “clipped” the aneurysm. In The Bronx and Brooklyn, hospitals try to avoid these situations by being aware of the signs of trouble.
At trial, the hospital admitted that the misreading of the CT scan, and its failure to alert the woman to the misreading, were departures from accepted medical practice. The hospital claimed, however, that these departures did not cause the woman any injuries. Ultimately, the court determined that the evidence established not only that the misreading and failure to alert caused the woman injuries, but that the jury had properly awarded her damages in the appropriate amount.

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Dr. Gilbert Lederman had heavily advertised his medical treatments for cancer on infomercials in Italy. He spoke about his fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery, which is an option for patients who have inoperable cancer. The radiation, received over a period of days, does not cure the cancer, but instead mutates the DNA enough so it cannot hold water cells or reproduce anymore. Guiseppa Bono was one of his patients. She contacted him after seeing his infomercial. She was then screened by Salvatore Conte, and told she was a candidate for treatment. Bono flew from Italy to Staten Island University Hospital, located at 475 Seaview Avenue Staten Island, NY 10305, for treatment. She received radiation treatment from two doctors before leaving to go home to Italy. Sadly, Bono passed away a year later reports a NYC Medical Malpractice Lawyer.
It was later found out that Conte was not a medical doctor, and argued that Lederman should not have been using him to screen potential patients. Lederman is allegedly also claimed to treat George Harrison, as a way to attract clients and boost his own medical reputation. They also claim Lederman never tested to see if she actually had cancer before administering the radiation treatment to Bono. After receiving two treatments, Bono went back to Italy. Unfortunately, she passed away a year later. Evidence suggests that she did not suffer from pancreatic cancer, but from an inflammation of the pancreas. Her family has now filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn Federal Court, located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn NY 11201.

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