Confidential settlement of Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELA”) claim in connection with the negligence of a railroad. The plaintiff suffered amputations that ended his career as a railroad employee.

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$515,000 settlement for medical malpractice for a hospital’s failure to timely diagnose and treat pressure ulcers resulting in infection and subsequent death. The adult children of the decedent retained the Sweeney Law Firm to pursue a claim for wrongful death. 

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$1.087 million settlement for medical malpractice for a hospital’s negligence in connection with the failure to monitor the placement of a PEG tube. The patient developed peritonitis and sepsis and subsequently died as a result of the malpractice. The plaintiff’s spouse retained Sweeney Law Firm to pursue a claim for wrongful death.

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$837,000 settlement for medical malpractice for a physician’s negligent failure to rule out the migration of an IVC filter that caused abdominal perforation and bleeding resulting in death. The plaintiff’s spouse retained the Sweeney Law Firm to pursue a claim for wrongful death.

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$1,100,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case against a surgeon for failing to timely diagnose and treat a bowel perforation resulting in sepsis and an ensuing brain injury. 

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$1.167 million settlement for medical malpractice for a hospital’s negligent failure to monitor an epidural drain following lumbar surgery. The plaintiff sustained permanent nerve damage that severely impacted the function of his lower extremities and caused a chronic pain syndrome.

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$1,180,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case against an ophthalmology clinic for negligence in connection with post-operative care of a corneal implant. The plaintiff eventually lost the vast majority of her eyesight in one eye as a result of the clinic’s negligent care. 

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$1.187 million settlement for medical malpractice for a surgeon’s negligent placement of a catheter resulting in stroke. The plaintiff suffered a serious brain injury and became permanently disabled from work.

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$1,220,000 settlement in a wrongful death case against a physician for failing to order imaging studies to rule out a brain bleed when the patient presented to the hospital following a fall. The plaintiff left a surviving spouse. 

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$1,240,000 settlement in a wrongful death case against a nurse practitioner for negligently failing to diagnose a patient’s evolving pulmonary embolism. The plaintiff left a surviving spouse. 

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