Doe Patient v. Roe Doctor
Published: Mar. 17, 2023 | Result Date: Jan. 6, 2023 | Filing Date: Nov. 1, 2017 |Settlement – $450,000
Court
San Diego County Superior Court
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Omid Rejali
(Rejali Law Firm APC)
Defendant
Facts
Plaintiff Doe suffered from a cerebrospinal fluid leak as a result of pain pump removal. Plaintiff alleged defendant failed to timely attend to the leak which lead to meningitis. Plaintiff had multiple surgeries to resolve the leak.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff claimed that defendant failed to timely treat a CSF leak.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant claimed that it followed the standard of care and did not do anything wrong.
Specials in Evidence
Meds: $50,000
Injuries
Plaintiff suffered aggravation of pre-existing complex regional pain syndrome.
Result
The case settled for $450,000.
Other Information
Plaintiff's prior counsel had dropped the case. The case had gone to trial during COVID and the case was mistried because of the courthouse shutdown.
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