Settlement reached on behalf of a 41-year-old female who suffered a ruptured aneurysm and hemorrhage three days after being released from an emergency room with a misdiagnosis of migraines. She had complained of throbbing, painful headaches and vomiting off and on for 11 days before the hospital visit. She was sent home with pain medication and no head CT to rule out a more serious condition. Days later, the aneurysm ruptured. The patient underwent emergency surgery for a preventable right frontal intracranial hemorrhage. The cognitive impairment due to delay in diagnosis is permanent, rendering her unable to work.
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Greg Kohn is a partner at Nagel Rice and specializes in complex civil litigation cases, including professional malpractice, personal injury, class actions, wrongful death, products liability, and commercial litigation. He has extensive experience representing clients in both state and federal court. Greg has tried many jury trials to verdict and has recovered over $50 million in settlements and verdicts in all types of personal injury matters including automobile accidents, wrongful death cases, slip and falls, and other catastrophic injury cases. Greg also handles medical malpractice cases, involving misdiagnoses, wrongful birth, and delayed cancer diagnosis. If you have questions regarding this article, you can contact Greg here.
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