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October 2008 Business Owners Legal Case Study |
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| Failure to Provide Anti-Coagulation Medication Blamed for Death - Allegations of Improper Use of Physicians Assistants and Falsified Records Also Made - $2.4 Million Verdict. | |
The plaintiff claimed that the decedent’s death was due to the defendant’s failure to properly treat the decedent with anti-coagulant medication. The plaintiff claimed that the decedent, age twenty-eight, required the medication to prevent a blood clot. The plaintiff also claimed that the decedent’s medical records had been falsified. The plaintiff also claimed that the defendant rehabilitation facility where the decedent had been a patient, used physician’s assistants without providing adequate supervision for patient care in order to maximize profits. According to a Trial Reporter, a $2.4 million verdict was returned. With permission from Medical Malpractice Verdicts, Settlements & Experts; Lewis Laska, Editor, 901 Church St., Nashville, TN 37203-3411, 1-800-298-6288. |
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