Cases
Case Studies: Automobile Case Settlement - Frederick County, Virginia: Karl Protil settled a personal injury automobile case in Virginia for $138,000. The plaintiffs were injured when the defendant...
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Wrongful Death - Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer - Prince George's County: Karl Protil settled a wrongful death case involving a one year delay in diagnosing lung cancer, securing $900,000 on...
$1 Million Settlement Won in a Washington, DC Wrongful Death Case: Karl Protil settled a wrongful death case for $1 million. A District of Columbia-area hospital failed to heed warning...
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS: REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: A Prince George's County, Maryl
case filed against a hospital resulted in a $9.5 million settlement. The case involved an infant who sustained a brain injury at 6 days of life. The settlement involved a structured settlement which paid almost $10 million over the infant's lifetime, as well as additional money for the infant
parents.
A contested trial in Prince George's County, Maryl
resulted in an $860,000 verdict following a 2 week jury trial. The case involved the death of a patient in a local hospital whose spinal cord was injured following a procedure for the cardiac catheterization. The patient lived for almost 3 months following the injury
died of complications related to the spinal cord injury. Because the deceased was not married
had no children, suit was brought by his brother as the Personal Representative of the estate. The deceased was not working at the time of his death
had a number of serious medical issues. Prior to trial, the defense offer was zero. The verdict was reduced to $760,000 pursuant to Maryl
's cap on noneconomic damages.
In a wrongful death case of a 62 year-old resident of Baltimore City, a settlement of $650,000 was reached. The case involved a neurosurgeon who was attempting to remove a pituitary tumor
injured part of the patient's brain stem leading to a massive hemorrhage
her death several months later.
A case in Montgomery County, Maryl
involving the wrongful death of a 52 year-old husb
father of two resulted in the payment of policy limits of $1 million after four days of trial. The patient suffered a fatal heart attack minutes after walking out of his physician's office
died en route to the hospital. Prior to trial, there was an offer of $325,000
multiple attempts on the part of the defendant to reach a high-low agreement. All of those offers were rejected. Trial was initially scheduled for six days, but after four days of trial, the defendant made an offer of their policy limits.
A Montgomery County Maryl
case resulted in a settlement of $50,000. A patient was given the wrong prescription for blood thinners by a physician's assistant. The improper prescription resulted in excessive bleeding in his surgical site
a hematoma which had to be removed in the hospital. The patient made a full recovery after the surgical procedure
a four day hospitalization.
In a wrongful death case in the District of Columbia involving a 15 month old child, a $7.5 million settlement was reached. The case involved a child who was born with a congenital heart condition who underwent complicated cardiothoracic surgery. Unfortunately, the child had an underlying anomaly of one of his coronary arteries. While preoperative tests diagnosed this, it was not recognized by the physicians. When the heart surgery took place, it resulted in oxygenated blood being cut off from the child's left ventricle. Because the left ventricle was not receiving oxygenated blood it suffered massive injury
death of the heart muscle. The child was unfortunately left with a significant cardiac injury which later resulted in additional circulatory problems, leading to the amputation of both of his legs, blindness,
some brain damage. The child lived for a little over a year before tragically dying of complications related to the preventable injuries. Medical expenses in the case were in excess of $2 million.A $750,000 settlement was reached with a hospital in Virginia. The case involved the unfortunate wrongful death of a retired physician who went in for a knee replacement surgery. During the post-hospitalization care, the patient was overmedicated with a heavy narcotic which caused a suppression of his central nervous system, anoxic brain injury,
his death.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS - PERSONAL INJURY: A Washington D.C. case was settled for $115,000 after a fence fell on a pedestrian as he was walking back to his building after lunch. The fence was not properly secured
was blown over by a strong gust of wind. The client suffered a fracture of his tibia
fibula which did not require surgery.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS - FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT (FTCA): A Federal Tort Claims Act case filed in Norfolk, Virginia resulted in a $1 million settlement. The settlement was paid by the United States Attorney's Office in Norfolk, Virginia after the completion of discovery. The case involved a crush injury to the client's femoral nerve during a hysterectomy. The physician performing the surgery for the Navy improperly placed a retractor on the patient's nerve
crushed it during surgery. The patient was left with a significant motor nerve injury to her leg
a pain syndrome.
