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$1.6 Million Negligence Leg Amputation
$1.6 Million Negligence Leg Amputation
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we’ve represented a
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gentleman who was 40 years old at the
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time
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and he got a little cut on the bottom of
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his foot and he goes to the doctor
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one of the you know statewide and even
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nationwide big medical practices
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and he wasn’t seen by a doctor he was
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seen by a nurse practitioner
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who to try to treat his wound put him in
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a closed
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boot to encase the foot keep pressure
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off it and told him to come back in
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five days he wasn’t actually seen by a
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doctor and the doctor didn’t even sign
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the note until the very next day after
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the patient was already sent home with
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his boot
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so the patient followed instructions for
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five days came back
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lo and behold that little wound had
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blossomed into a full-borne infection
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which had gone up his leg and as a
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result he unfortunately lost his leg
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above the knee
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and for the rest of his life has to deal
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with prosthetics and
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etc and through discovery we were able
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to find that this doctor
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never saw this patient never accessed
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the medical records he just rubber
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stamped this note the next day
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and in fact lied about what he had done
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because we deposed a computer i.t
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expert who confirmed that this doctor
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never went back through the chart and
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looked at these medical records
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he simply rubber stamped the note that
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this nurse practitioner had done
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and because of that misunderstanding and
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really not understanding this device and
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how it was to be used
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the poor man lost his leg and in that
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case i remember we were able to get a
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1.6 million dollar settlement
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to help him with his prosthetics and his
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future care needs for the rest of his
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life
Baltimore, MD personal injury lawyer Ruslan Kondratyuk talks about a memorable medical malpractice case involving negligence and a leg amputation. He recalls that he once represented a forty-year-old man who suffered a small cut on the bottom of his foot. The man sought treatment from a large, well-known medical practice that operated both statewide and nationally. Instead of being examined by a doctor, he was seen by a nurse practitioner, who placed his foot in a closed boot to relieve pressure and instructed him to return in five days. The supervising physician never actually examined the patient and didn’t sign off on the medical note until the following day—after the patient had already gone home.
The man followed instructions and returned five days later, only to discover that the minor wound had developed into a severe infection that had spread up his leg. Tragically, the infection required an above-the-knee amputation, leaving him dependent on prosthetics for the rest of his life.
Through discovery, the attorney and his team uncovered that the doctor had never accessed the patient’s medical records and had merely rubber-stamped the nurse practitioner’s note. Testimony from a computer I.T. expert confirmed that the doctor had not reviewed the chart or records, contradicting the doctor’s own statements.
This lack of proper oversight and misunderstanding of how the medical device should have been used led to devastating consequences for the patient. The case ultimately resulted in a $1.6 million settlement to provide for the man’s prosthetics and lifelong care needs.
