| Anesthesiology Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $33,385,488 | A sales executive died from loss of oxygen due to complications of general anesthesia during a procedure to implant an opioid receptor antagonist. | Estate of Oppenheim v. Guiney
Oakland Co., Mich., Cir. Ct., No. 05-068881-NH (07/26/07) |
| $6,000,000 | A woman died from aspiration of her gastric and fecal contents. Counsel argued that the anesthesiologist administered sedatives that reduced her defense system. |
Domain v. Marquardt Lake Co., Ill., Cir. Ct., No. 04L489 (04/18/07) |
| $6,000,000 | After childbirth, a woman developed a cerebral hemorrhage and died. Counsel alleged that her C-section should have been performed within an hour of arrival. | Rivera v. Harris County Hospital District Auxiliary Harris Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 2003-49071 (01/23/07) |
| $2,000,000 | A patient alleged that an anesthesiologist improperly placed her on her stomach in administering a spinal injection and failed to notice that her spine was impacted. | Bergman v. Patrick Vidaver Bergen Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. not given (10/19/07) |
| $2,000,000 | A DMV inspector who had been in a car collision had her spinal cord punctured while being operated on. She claimed physical damages and sued for malpractice. | Doe v. Unnamed Garbage Company Fresno Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. Not Given (05/29/07) |
| $1,000,000 | Following a hernia operation, a senior went into a coma for several days. Counsel alleged that the hospital staff failed to monitor her properly after the operation. | Lance v. Moores Albany Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 5985/04 (05/29/07) |
| $750,000 | After breast-augmentation surgery, a student suffered pain that she contended was from nerve damage which occurred during the procedure. | Nardilla v. Malihan Kings Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 7700/04 (10/05/07) |
| Defense | A retiree alleged he had been given an improperly performed intubation. Defense argued the anesthetic team had heeded prevailing standards of medical care. |
Nelson v. NYC Health & Hospitals Corp. Queens Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 17390/01 (09/21/07) |
| Defense | A retiree claimed that a hypotension episode took place during a lung biopsy he underwent. Defense argued that he had underlying dementia that was agitated by the anesthesia and never subsided. | Estate of Floyd v. Donnellan Leon Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 37 2003 ME 000103 (07/18/07) |
| Defense | After a broker's septoplasty, he suffered urinary retention. The anesthesiologist argued that this complication wasn't caused by the use of general anesthesia. | Kalal v. Fenn San Diego Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. GIC 855813 (06/19/07) |
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