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Medical Malpractice
Amputation Injuries
Description:
Client was an 83-year-old woman in otherwise good health when she underwent outpatient surgery by a podiatrist to correct a bunion deformity in the right foot. The podiatrist performed not only the bunion surgery but also other procedures to address a diagnosis of tibialis posterior dysfunction (adult-acquired flat foot). He had not discussed these additional procedures with my client. One of these procedures was a gastrocnemius recession, a procedure intended to release the gastrocnemius tendon in order to lengthen the calf muscle. An infection developed following the procedures with the ultimate result that my client’s right leg required amputation below the knee. Expert testimony for the plaintiff would have established that the infections resulted from the unauthorized procedure, not from the authorized bunion procedure.
Client was an 83-year-old woman in otherwise good health when she underwent outpatient surgery by a podiatrist to correct a bunion deformity in the right foot. The podiatrist performed not only the bunion surgery but also other procedures to address a diagnosis of tibialis posterior dysfunction (adult-acquired flat foot). He had not discussed these additional procedures with my client. One of these procedures was a gastrocnemius recession, a procedure intended to release the gastrocnemius tendon in order to lengthen the calf muscle. An infection developed following the procedures with the ultimate result that my client’s right leg required amputation below the knee. Expert testimony for the plaintiff would have established that the infections resulted from the unauthorized procedure, not from the authorized bunion procedure.
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Premise Liability
Partial leg amputations
Description:
The case involved a settlement for an 11-year-old boy who underwent partial leg amputations after playing on the railroad tracks in Minneapolis.
The case involved a settlement for an 11-year-old boy who underwent partial leg amputations after playing on the railroad tracks in Minneapolis.
Construction Accidents
Amputation Injuries
Description:
Construction site injury resulting in a below the knee leg amputation. This claim was brought against the general and sub-contractor for their lack of experience, failure to follow safety procedures, and deliberate disregard of the safety of workers, among other negligent acts.
Construction site injury resulting in a below the knee leg amputation. This claim was brought against the general and sub-contractor for their lack of experience, failure to follow safety procedures, and deliberate disregard of the safety of workers, among other negligent acts.
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Product Liability
Amputation
Description:
This case involved a 45-year-old Hispanic man who was employed on a temporary job at a pizza and dough related bakery in southwest Minnesota. He was hired to clean trays and other equipment. At the time of the accident he was asked to clean a tri-roller machine. This was the first time he had worked on a moving machine. He was standing on a stool and reached up over his shoulder height into the hopper to clean the inside. When the two rollers caught the glove he was wearing, they pulled his left hand and arm into the machine, crushing them and requiring amputation below the elbow.
This case involved a 45-year-old Hispanic man who was employed on a temporary job at a pizza and dough related bakery in southwest Minnesota. He was hired to clean trays and other equipment. At the time of the accident he was asked to clean a tri-roller machine. This was the first time he had worked on a moving machine. He was standing on a stool and reached up over his shoulder height into the hopper to clean the inside. When the two rollers caught the glove he was wearing, they pulled his left hand and arm into the machine, crushing them and requiring amputation below the elbow.
Medical Malpractice
Loss of Arm
Description:
The case involved a man in his late thirties who had to have his arm amputated because the cast he was wearing was applied too tightly, resulting in ischemia of the arm.
The case involved a man in his late thirties who had to have his arm amputated because the cast he was wearing was applied too tightly, resulting in ischemia of the arm.