Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Alleging Flesh Eating Bacteria

Steve Gorny — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:20:08 GMT

A Utah woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Utah hospital alleging negligence when an infection morphed into a flesh eating disease and led to the amputation of both legs and one arm.

Lisa Speckman was admitted to LDS hospital for the birth of her baby in February 2005. After he child's birth, necrotizing fascitis ate away at her body.

The tip of her middle finger on her left hand also was amputated, and her reproductive organs, gall bladder and much of her large intestine were removed.
The lawsuit alleges errors began months before her daughter's birth, as prenatal test results indicating a possible infection were recorded incorrectly or not included in her medical chart. Days after her daughter's birth, as her blood pressure dropped, her heart rate increased and her abdomen began swelling, Speckman still was given a sleep aid rather than the diagnostic tests and antibiotics she needed, the lawsuit contends.

Speckman was employed at the hospital as a registered nurse at the time of her child's birth.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Gorny

Medical Malpractice in Heart Attack Misdiagnosis

Staff Writer — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:39:20 GMT

Attorney David Austin at Burke Eisner posted an article about a California jury that awarded a Modesto woman over $870,000 after her 49 year old husband died of a heart attack while on the job. An excerpt from the article about the malpractice case explains more:

Stockton attorney Stewart Tabak, who represents Bettencourt, said there were two key issues in the case: A Gould cardiologist failed to order a coronary angiograph test for Daniel Bettencourt to look for artery blockage and disregarded a family history of heart disease. Bettencourt's mother had bypass surgery in her 50s, Tabak said.
"This young man gave repeated red flags that something serious was going on," he said. "Regrettably, he fell through the cracks and he was allowed to die."

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Staff Writer

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