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Past Verdicts – Dental Malpractice

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE DENTAL OFFICE

A confidential settlement was achieved for the estate of an  elderly woman with high blood pressure who was stricken with cardiac arrest in the dentist’s chair after receiving anesthesia containing epinephrine (synthetic adrenaline) which is known to cause dangerous reactions in patients with high blood pressure.

The dental treatment of patients with high blood pressure requires special care.  We are one of the few firms which practice in this often difficult area of law.  We created a Power Point presentation that presented our clients case forcefully and convincingly.  The result was a settlement negotiated in mediation in favor of our client who was spared the burden of extensive litigation and trial.

A DENTAL FILE BROKEN OFF AND LEFT IN THE TOOTH?

A confidential settlement was achieved in favor of a New York woman who learned from her New York dentist that a metal piece had broken off and was left in her mouth after a root canal procedure in Miami one  month before.

Florida law presumes liability against a health care provider in the event of objects such as medical equipment left inside the human body.  But the presumption can be rebutted, and there must be proof that substantial damages resulted.

Dental malpractice is a practice area we have developed over the years, and we selectively accept such cases in our practice.  While files can broke during a procedure even in the hands of a skilled dentist, it is malpractice for the dentist not to advise the patient, and not to take reasonable steps to remove the broken hardware from the patient’s tooth after such an occurrence.

SIX-FIGURE SETTLEMENT FOR DENTAL MALPRACTICE VICTIM

In one case, our client, a lovely lady in her mid-60’s, needed a tooth extracted. She had a history of rheumatic fever. This means that she was especially vulnerable to dangers from infection, and under applicable dental protocol in effect at the time, the dentist was to administer extra doses of antibiotics before removing the tooth, not just afterwards. Unfortunately, our client’s dentist failed to follow this procedure, and as a result, our client developed an infection in her system that attacked her rheumatic heart valve, necessitating open heart surgery.

We successfully negotiated a six-figure settlement that enabled our client to purchase an annuity providing her ongoing comfort and security.

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