John Pfarr and Colleen Pfarr v. Thomas Darrah, M.D. and Longmont United Hospital
Published: Jul. 13, 1996 | Result Date: Apr. 5, 1996 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 93CV1433 – $0
Judge
Court
Boulder District
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Harry S. Boyd
(medical)
James Gracey
(technical)
Shirley Thomas
(medical)
Cynthia Norrgran
(medical)
Mark Dietz
(medical)
John J. Nichols
(medical)
Emma Jean Amrhein
(medical)
Patricia Pacey
(technical)
Meredith B. Miller
(Motley Rice LLC)
(medical)
Defendant
John Odom
(medical)
Douglas Hemler
(medical)
Rebecca Barkhorn
(medical)
Karl Gross
(medical)
Eva Berardelli
(medical)
John N. Dahlberg
(Dillingham Murphy LLP)
(technical)
Peter Quintero
(medical)
Gene Bolles
(medical)
Sam Battaglia
(technical)
Lisa Morris
(medical)
Facts
On February 5, 1996, the plaintiff, John Pfarr, a _-year-old __________ (occupation pls.), presented to the defendant, Dr. Thomas Darrah, at the defendant hospital, Longmont United Hospital, in Longmont, Col. for back surgery. During the night, the plaintiff began to show signs of cauda equina syndrome. The defendant (???), Karen James, a nurse and employee of the defendant hospital, called the defendant, Dr. Darrah, at 5:45 a.m. on February 6, 1996, and told him of the plaintiff's symptoms. Dr. Darrah came to the hospital at 9:00 a.m. and returned the plaintiff to surgery to remove a hematoma that he believed was causing the cauda equina syndrome symptoms. After the second surgery, the plaintiff regained some ability to walk but has incomplete paraplegia including loss of bowel, bladder and sexual functions. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendants, the doctor and hospital, based on negligence and medical malpractice theories of recovery. The plaintiff's wife, brought this action based on a loss of consortium theory of recovery.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiffs made a settlement demand for $________. The defendants made a settlement offer of compromise of $________.
Specials in Evidence
$________ $________ $________ $________
Damages
The plaintiffs claimed loss of wages, loss of future earnings, pain and suffering, physical impairment and loss of consortium.
Injuries
Plaintiff, John Pfarr alleged that he sustained cauda equina syndrome resulting in incomplete paraplegia, including loss of bowel, bladder and sexual functions as a result of the defendants' medical negligence.
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 pls.) of _______________________ (affiliation or court) resulting in ______________________________.
Deliberation
____ (hours/days)
Poll
_____ (number pls.)
Length
10 days
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