$1.7 Million – Wrongful Death From A Missed Post-Operative Intestinal Leak
Wrongful Death From A Missed Post-Operative Intestinal Leak
For Wrongful Death
Settlement for the wrongful death of a woman in her 70s. Following surgery, our client displayed signs and symptoms consistent with an intestinal leak and evolving sepsis. The hospitalist and the nurses failed to timely diagnose her and she died from overwhelming infection the following day.
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