Amputee Receives $2.35 Million in Malpractice Case
Posted on Aug 17, 2010 5:00pm PDT
A woman whose medical situation was misdiagnosed ended up having a partial amputation of one of her feet, another leg and a few fingertips. As a result of the unnecessary amputation, the woman has been awarded $2.35 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against two doctors. The matter involved an emergency room doctor and a critical care doctor.
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