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ER Doc "Reckless" in Treating Girl's Deadly Diabetes Complications, Physician Says in Med Mal Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 31, 2016 9:10:05 AM

Dr. Jose Diaz testifies at trial over the death of Shannon Kelly from diabetes-related complications. Kelly's parents claimed Dr. Dudley Teel and the Indian River Memorial Hospital acted recklessly in tresting the child. 


Vero Beach, FL—A pediatric physician told jurors Wednesday he believed an emergency room doctor acted recklessly in treating a child’s diabetes complications, ultimately worsening brain swelling that led to her death, as trial continued in the suit against the ER doctor and hospital. Kelly v. Indian River Memorial Hospital, 2010-CA-073141.

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Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Florida, Kelly v. Indian River memorial Hospital

Attorneys Spar over Cause of Child's Deadly Brain Swelling, as Trial Begins in Med Mal Case

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Mar 24, 2016 1:13:42 PM

Elizabeth Zwibel delivers the opening statement in trial against Dr. Dudley Teel and Indian River Memorial Hospital, accused of reckless conduct in their treatment of Shannon Kelly, who died from diabetes-related complications. 


Vero Beach, FL—Whether an ER doctor recklessly engaged in “cell phone medicine” that caused a girl’s death from diabetes complications ignited a fiery debate between attorneys Wednesday as trial opened in a suit by the girl’s parents. Kelly v. Indian River Memorial Hospital, 2010-CA-073141. 

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Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Kelly v. Indian River memorial Hospital

VERDICT UPDATE: $1.2M Award Hits Hospital, ER Doc Cleared of Fault in Georgia Med Mal Stroke Case

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 26, 2016 10:46:00 AM

 

Lloyd Bell delivers closing arguments in trial of Shawn Evans' claim that ER staff failed to appropriately care for his wife Janice Evans, leading to strokes that left her permanently disabled. 


Update: 3/1/16 

Decatur, Ga—Jurors Monday awarded $1.2 million to a Georgia couple for the strokes that left a woman permanently disabled, but found the woman 49% responsible and cleared the doctor who treated her of liability. Evans v. Sutton, et al, 13A48465-4.

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Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Evans v. Sutton

ER Staff's Treatment Questioned as Med Mal Trial over Patient's Brain Injury Opens

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 19, 2016 12:43:00 PM

Decatur, GA—Attorneys Wednesday sparred over responsibility for the strokes that caused lifelong brain damage to a Georgia woman, as trial opened in her husband’s suit against the emergency room staff that treated her. Evans v. Sutton, et al, 13A48465-4.

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Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Evans v. Sutton

GA Med Mal Trial over ER Patient's Strokes, Brain Injury Opens Next Week

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 10, 2016 10:57:24 PM

Decatur, GA—Trial is scheduled to begin next week in a suit by a man who claims a Conyers hospital’s medical staff failed to properly treat his wife’s aneurysm in time to prevent a series of strokes that caused her life-long brain damage. Evans v. Sutton, et al, 13A48465-4.

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Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Georgia, Evans v. Sutton