Gary and Linda Jensen v. Andre Sanschagrin, M.D., et al.
Published: Mar. 29, 1997 | Result Date: Feb. 28, 1997 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 83196 – $0
Judge
Court
Imperial Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Scott S. Harris
(Law Office of Scott S. Harris APLC)
Defendant
John P. Nahra
(Baker Keener & Nahra LLP)
Experts
Plaintiff
Jeffrey D. Milliken
(medical)
Joseph F. Viglotti
(medical)
Defendant
Robert Reichman
(medical)
Roy Antelyes
(medical)
Facts
The 16-year-old decedent was taken to the emergency room at defendant El Centro Regional Medical Center with severe chest pain, radiating to the jaw and arms. Defendant Andre Sanschagrin was the emergency room physician at the defendant hospital who saw and treated the decedent at approximately midnight. Dr. Sanschagrin diagnosed pleurisy and discharged the decedent with a prescription for pain medications and an antibiotic. He had read an EKG and a chest x-rays as normal. The decedent continued to have chest pain at the time of discharge. The diagnosis and discharge instructions were given to the decedent by a nurse only. After the discharge at 2 a.m., the chest x-ray was seen and read by a staff radiologist who saw an abnormality near the right side of the heart. At 8 a.m., the decedent suffered a cardiac arrest and could not be resuscitated. An autopsy determined that the cause of death was ruptured aorta, along with probable Marfan's syndrome. The plaintiffs, the decedent's parents, brought this action against the defendants based on negligence and medical malpractice theories of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiffs made no firm settlement demands. The defendants made no settlement offers.
Injuries
Death of a 16-year-old son.
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately ______ years and _____ months after the case was filed. A settlement conference/arbitration/mediation was held on ____/____/19_____ before ________________ (name) of _______________ (affiliation or court) resulting in _____________ .
Deliberation
1+ hours
Poll
12-0
Length
1+ weeks
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