Posts Archive: Medical Malpractice

In this medical malpractice case, Snyder and Sheehy represented an Anoka woman who was diagnosed with a severe psychiatric disorder that resulted in uncontrollable depression and suicidal feelings in its acute stages. After being admitted to a locked psychiatric unit of a Minneapolis hospital, she was left alone in her room by hospital staff despite her stated intention to commit suicide…

A young 16-year-old Native American woman from St. Paul died in the late stages of her pregnancy when an OB-GYN failed to diagnose and treat her pre-eclampsia at a clinic visit. She presented to the hospital soon after and experienced eclamptic seizures that caused a brain injury and death. Her child survived his mother’s death. She was also survived by a close family that…

In the case of Kyle Jim v. Via Christi Medical Center, an eleven-year-old boy repeatedly went to see the doctor for treatment of a fever and a rash. The doctor’s failure to diagnose his illness as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever resulted in the loss of both of the boys’ legs, four fingers, and his ability to hear and speak. The medical malpractice claim against the doctor and…

A four year old girl died because her physician and nurses failed to order and administer antibiotics. The young girl had a known bacterial infection. Meshbesher & Spence secured a settlement for the girl’s parents.

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A woman was forced to undergo a bilateral mastectomy due to the negligence of her primary care physician in diagnosing breast cancer. Josh Tuchscherer worked hard to make sure that the woman received a fair settlement….

A three-year-old boy went to the hospital to have his tonsils removed in January 2001. The doctor performed an adenotonsillectomy however, instead of removing all the tissue that was cut, two large chunks of tissue were not removed from the boy’s throat and partially blocked his airway. Then, in violation of the most basic rules of anesthesia, the nurse anesthetist pulled …