Florida attorneys H. Ross Zelnick and Miguel A. Amador of Ginnis, Krathen, & Zelnick PA announced recently that their client was awarded $7.8 million in one of the largest slip-and-fall verdicts in state history. The complaint, filed in Broward County, alleged that Richard Tulecki sustained injuries during a restroom fall at a Hollywood, Florida Burger King location. The jury, after 2.5 hours of deliberation found in favor of Tulecki deciding that Burger King franchisee Seven Restaurants’ negligence caused Mr. Tulecki to slip and fall inside the restaurant in 2019, making the restaurant li ..read more

Case Overview Case Name: Kelli A. Andrews, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of William E. Andrews, as Mother/Next Friend to her minor children, Kaylin Andrews and Jack Andrews v. Jeffrey Gelfand, M.D., Orthopaedic Physicians of Annapolis LLC, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Beatrice Grasu, M.D. and Michael G. Millin, M.D., No. CAL16-37851 (Prince George’s County, Circuit Court, Maryland). Case Type: Wrongful death/Medical malpractice, failure to diagnose; failure to test. Injury: death; pulmonary embolism; deep vein thrombosis Plaintiff Attorneys: Karl J. Protil Jr. and Dona ..read more

Events and Allegations In early 2019, the plaintiff was navigating the staircase in her rented home when she slipped on a broken step near the top of the staircase. She grabbed for the handrail, but it pulled free of the wall. The plaintiff landed at the bottom of the stairs with several injuries. Medical tests and treatments revealed that the plaintiff had suffered injuries to her back and neck. Her worst injuries were focused in the pelvic area, however. They included an anal-vaginal fistula. Left untreated, this type of fistula prevents an individual from fully controlling their bowel movem ..read more

Case Overview Case Name: Suzanne Czerepinski Margaret A. Parr v. Medhat Allam M.D. Eastern Long Island Surgery, P.C. Lawrence Tarasuk D.O. John/Jane Doe, M.D. Southampton Hospital, No. 64199/14 Case Type: Medical Malpractice – Surgeon; Failure to Consult; Failure to Monitor; Premature Discharge Wrongful Death – Survival Damages Injury: other – death; ischemia; necrosis arterial/vascular – thrombosis/thrombus gastrointestinal/digestive – pancreas Plaintiff Attorney(s):  Clifford S. Argintar; trial counsel, Duffy & Duffy, PLLC; for Suzanne Czerepinski, Margaret A. Parr Defense Att ..read more

Maurin In 1996, 5-year-old Shay Maurin tragically died of acute diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication of diabetes. Prior to her death, the infant was lethargic, drank fluids all day, and was eating poorly. The mother took her child to a West Bend medical practitioner where she was diagnosed with an ear infection, prescribed antibiotics, and encouraged to obtain further testing for diabetes if her symptoms did not improve. Shay’s condition rapidly worsened over the next day. The child was vomiting, dry heaving, and her mother noticed a fruity odor to her breath, a common sign o ..read more

Case Overview Case Name: Marshall Fox, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Jayne B. Fox v. Emory Healthcare, Inc., The Emory Clinic, Inc., John Doe and Jayne Doe, No. 16A60445 Case Type: Wrongful Death – Survival Damages Medical Malpractice – Anesthesiology; Failure to Treat; Failure to Detect; Failure to Diagnose; Wrong Site/Procedure Injury: other – death; aspiration sensory/speech – vocal cord, damage pulmonary/respiratory – hypoxia; pneumonia; collapsed lung Plaintiff Attorney(s):  Robin F. Clark; Robin Frazer Clark P.C.; for Marshall Fox , Estate of Jayne B. Fox ..read more

Case Overview Case Name: Nicholas S. Cohen, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michelle A. Cohen v. Lake Worth Enterprise, LLC d/b/a Oasis Health and Rehabilitation Center; Brightsnfcare LLC d/b/a Carestrong; ES, LLC; Eli Strohli, individually; Roland Menezil, individually, No. 50-2017-CA-005918 (Palm Beach County Circuit Court, 15th, Florida) Case Type: Wrongful death/Medical malpractice; delayed diagnosis; delayed treatment; failure to consult Injury: Death resulting from sepsis, organ failure, coma, tachycardia, kidney failure, hypotension, and urinary tract infection Plaintiff Att ..read more

The Facts of the Case The case arises from events surrounding the birth of the plaintiff. The child’s mother, who was carrying twins, was considered a high-risk pregnancy because of the twins and because she had placenta previa, a condition in which the placenta blocks the opening of the uterus. The mother presented at NorthShore’s Evanston Hospital in 2015, experiencing vaginal bleeding and 27 weeks pregnant. After an examination, doctors at NorthShore Evanston decided to admit her to the hospital and place her on bed rest. The goal was to allow the twins more time to develop, reducing their ..read more

What Happened in the Penn Medicine Case? The family of a young boy brought the case against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, commonly known as Penn Medicine. Their lawsuit claimed that in 2018, Penn Medicine failed to perform a timely cesarean section despite indications the procedure was necessary. Due to the failure to perform the timely c-section, the lawsuit alleged, the child was born with cerebral palsy. The child also has other neurological injuries and neurodevelopmental delays, and he is expected to require care for the rest of his life. Had the c-section been performed ..read more

The Allegations In November 2016, plaintiffs’ child presented at Resurgens Orthopaedics to treat his fractured left forearm. On December 5th, 2016, the plaintiffs returned for a standard follow-up visit for Dr. Satterwhite to re-wrap the child’s loosened splint. According to plaintiffs, Dr. Satterwhite re-wrapped the child’s splint too tight using a self-adherent material known as Coban over the newly applied ACE wrap bandage. Plaintiffs further alleged that the splint was wrapped so tight that the child began to cry, and his fingers began to swell. Dr. Satterwhite allegedly disregarded the ch ..read more