| Cardiac Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $5,733,660 | An interior designer suffered a stroke while undergoing open-heart surgery. She alleged that the surgery was mishandled, lasting 12 hours instead of four. | Sanchez v. Reyna Miami Dade Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 03-09291 (05/21/07) |
| $3,900,000 | A hospital administrator had bypass surgery based on a diagnostic catheterization. She later discovered through testing that the surgery had been unnecessary. |
Malo v. Honeywell Essex Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. L-005970-05 (05/25/07) |
| $2,400,000 | A sanitation worker was diagnosed with asthma, then died of a heart attack. His family claimed his physician had failed to diagnose his cardiac condition. | Estate of Carlisi v. Queens-Long Island Medical Group P.C. Nassau Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 10180/05 (12/13/07) |
| $1,538,000 | After a truck driver died of cardiac complications, his family sued a health facility, claiming that they had told the doctors about his heart problems. | Salas v. Christus Health Southeast Texas Jefferson Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. E170-948 (09/11/07) |
| $1,095,000 | The widow of a restaurant owner who had died of cardiac trouble alleged that his doctor waited to take action until he arrived at the hospital himself. | Estate of Oakley v. Bhalodia Essex Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. L-10769-02 (07/03/07) |
| $1,047,651 | After a doctor diagnosed a blockage as a simple artifact, a patient suffered a fatal heart attack. His family alleged his doctors had improperly treated him. | Coca v. Diamond Bergen Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. L-010386-04 (01/25/07) |
| $775,000 | It was discovered that a portion of a metal needle and a plastic angiocatheter were left in a triple bypass patient's left forearm. He sued for medical malpractice. | Giract v. Cedars Health Care GRP LTD Miami Dade Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 02-2860(15) (07/25/07) |
| Defense | A housewife accused her doctor of performing a procedure contraindicated by her medical history. The cardiologist argued she hadn't informed him of her condition. |
Mackert v. Navarijo Harris Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 2005-68141 (12/06/07) |
| Defense | Two patients who underwent surgery at the same hospital developed infections around their incisions. Defense argued that bacteria were unrelated to the surgeries. | Forrest v. St. Luke's Hospital Lehigh Co., Penn., Ct. C.P., No. 2648 of 2004 (11/06/07) |
| Defense | After a cardiac patient died, his widow alleged the defendants failed to properly treat her husband. His doctors contended that they did not depart from accepted practice. | Estate of Gucciardo, Jr v. Guida Suffolk Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 23063/04 (05/15/07) |
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