$4,250,000

Our client was admitted to a Southern California hospital with abdominal pain that was later diagnosed as acute pancreatitis. Our client was admitted to the telemetry floor of the hospital rather than the ICU despite numerous doctors’ recommendations. Prior to his transfer to the ICU our client went code blue. We alleged certain delays in realizing there was a code blue which ultimately led to a serious brain injury to our client on account of low oxygen levels. These cases are extremely difficult and are notorious for defense victories at trial. Liability was hotly contested and trial would have been a serious battle of the experts. The case went into mediation for the second time and a compromise was reached for $4.25 million dollars. While this figure pales in comparison to the damages of a severe brain injury, it will nonetheless significantly change our client’s life and provide him the comforts and care he requires for the rest of his life.  For a medical malpractice case, this is a tremendous result because of the limitations imposed by the MICRA laws which limit a person’s pain and suffering damages to just $250,000 in California. Hopefully this nearly 50-year-old law changes in the future.