Lack of emergent VCUG leads to costly settlement
January 24, 2020
"Following an adverse liability verdict, this defendant urologist did not also want the jury deciding damages," writes Acacia Brush Perko, Esq.
Acacia Brush Perko, Esq.
Is clinician at fault for vesicovaginal fistula?
November 27, 2019
"Most people do not wish for their actions to be judged in hindsight; rather, if we are going to be judged, we want to be judged based on what we knew at the time," writes Acacia Brush Perko, Esq.
Lack of follow-up on x-ray leads to lawsuit
October 15, 2019
"In this case, a key component to the defense verdict was the fact that the defendants were able to provide convincing expert testimony regarding the outcome of the decedent’s situation if the diagnosis had been tendered earlier, as argued by the plaintiff," writes Acacia Brush Perko, Esq.
Who’s to blame for man’s loss of kidney function?
August 16, 2019
"The defense claimed that the patient’s kidney function was intact at the time of the CT scan and that the patient failed to follow up with his urologist," writes Acacia Brush Perko, Esq.
Did failure to do foreskin exam lead to legal action?
June 18, 2019
A pathologist and three urologists were accused of negligence in the lawsuit.
Failure to consult urologist at heart of case
April 5, 2019
"The expert concluded that… had a urologist been consulted, additional attempts at placing a Foley catheter using a guidewire would have been made in an effort to relieve the retention," writes Acacia Brush Perko, Esq.
Undetected kidney tumor leads to lawsuit
March 6, 2019
"The plaintiff claimed the decedent’s cancer should have been diagnosed by the original urologist at least 3 years before the actual diagnosis, and claimed that timely diagnosis and treatment would have prevented the spread of the cancer," writes Acacia Brush Perko, Esq.
Radiology report errors prove costly
January 10, 2019
A tumor in a stone patient results in a $4.5 million settlement.
Delayed abscess Dx results in paralysis
November 5, 2018
"The factual question presented to the jury was whether the ER doctor breached the standard of care and whether that breach proximately caused the plaintiff’s injury," writes Acacia Brush Perko, Esq.
Wrong antibiotic leads to $250K lawsuit
August 28, 2018
"In an Ohio medical malpractice claim, the plaintiff must prove by a preponderance of the evidence the existence of a standard of care within the medical community, a breach of that standard of care by the defendants, and proximate cause between the medical negligence and the injury sustained," writes Acacia Brush Perko, Esq.
