$2 Million – Woodruff V. Lima Memorial Hospital Lima, Ohio
Woodruff V. Lima Memorial Hospital Lima, Ohio
Mr. Woodruff, a married man with numerous children, was admitted to LMH to have a procedure. While there, he was placed on a ventilator after the procedure was completed. He began to show signs of a decrease in oxygen, which were ignored by the nursing staff. In fact, they attempted to blame a physician for not responding to their alleged complaints. Eventually, because he was being deprived of oxygen, Mr. Woodruff became disorientated and he dislodged his breathing tube, which caused him to go into arrest. This was also mismanaged and led to his eventual death. An Allen County jury provided this award, which at the time was the largest verdict in the county’s history.
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