$1.85 Million Settlement – Wrongful Death, Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism

Wrongful Death/Medical Malpractice: $1.85 million settlement on behalf of an appendectomy patient who lost his life due to a pulmonary embolism. The patient was recovering from the removal of his appendix, but the hospital’s nurses failed to recognize the patient’s deterioration due to a blood clot in his lung. The patient was survived by his wife and 3 young children.