Wisconsin Man Wins $3 Million Malpractice Award After Losing Leg

May 23, 2008

  • May 23, 2008 at 12:27 pm
    caveat emptor says:
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    really? then how about you give that 2 million (after the atty gets his cut) to charity and just forget it? if that happens I’ll believe it was about your leg, not the money.

  • May 23, 2008 at 2:09 am
    Hmmmm says:
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    If you’re not getting relief, why continue with the same doctor??? Sorry to hear about the leg, but why wait until a total of 5 or more visits before you get another opinion? Seems to me that this guy needs to take some responsibility for not being his own health care advocate. Unfortunately, the attorneys on both side made a lot of money on this deal and like the guy says, his leg is not going to grow back.

  • May 23, 2008 at 2:27 am
    car says:
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    Maybe he waited to see another doctor on his own because it was a work-related injury and he was required to see the fool who screwed up.
    As for the settlement, he should be compensated and 3 million is not even that much considering some other awards out there for lesser insult.

  • May 23, 2008 at 2:56 am
    working stiff says:
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    So, because other idiot jurors have awarded higher damages for frivolous suits the $3 million is ok? Maybe they should have given him more since as you say, higher damages have been awarded for lesser offenses. Sounds like he got ripped off, so it’s a good thing it was never about the money.

  • May 23, 2008 at 3:02 am
    Al says:
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    I had bone cancer in my right leg, but the surgeon took off my left leg. When I told him what he did he put me back into surgery the next day and took off the right one. I tried to sue but the lawyer said I didn’t have a leg to stand on.

  • May 23, 2008 at 3:15 am
    Calif Ex Pat says:
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    3 million for a BK amputation in a 35 yr old male ???? Well, maybe….but…for an infection to go gangrenous (which is what happened here I’m betting) the patient would have to complicit to the extent that he failed to maintain wound care at home or, more likely, disobeyed doctor’s orders to limit activity, showers, keep the dressings dry, etc. Of course, the Doc might have been more aggressive in post repair treatment and monitoring but, hey, this seems like a Comp Clinic and that just doesn’t happen in those facilities.. Actually, I am amazed he saw the Doc all four times

  • May 23, 2008 at 3:20 am
    The Benevolent One says:
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    Nice. Needed a good laugh.

  • May 24, 2008 at 10:10 am
    mmagnolia2 says:
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    Friends: Shame on anyone who makes light of this man’s loss of limb! No one can price the value of his/her own! Until you strut in his sneaker: Shame!

  • May 24, 2008 at 6:21 am
    Mike End says:
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    This was not an infection case. The problem was compartment syndrome caused by swelling within the fascia in the leg. If the swelling becomes bad enough, it stops the flow of blood into the area, resulting in death of nerves and muscle. It is diagnosed by the amount of pain, neurologic symptoms, and by observing the tightness of the leg.

  • May 26, 2008 at 12:23 pm
    Working stiff says:
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    Not hacks for insurers, just people who are tired of huge rewards being paid out to primarily pad the pockets of lawyers. Was $3mm appropriate here? Maybe, but when the plaintiff makes the claim that “it’s not about the money” then they should back that up in their response to the judgement. Donate their portion to groups rehabilitating soldiers who lose limbs in Iraq or donate it to other charities but don’t stand there and tell the world it was never about money while you take it to the bank.



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