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Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death – Failure to Recognize and Treat Acute Chest Syndrome in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease
Sommers Schwartz attorney John Malone filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a 21-year-old man with sickle cell disease who died at a…
Medical Malpractice – Wrong Antifungal Prophylaxis During Chemotherapy Led to Invasive Fungal Infection and Permanent Facial Disfigurement
Sommers Schwartz attorney John Malone filed a medical malpractice lawsuit for a 41-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) whose oncologist failed to prescribe standard antifungal prophylaxis to prevent a…
Medical Malpractice – Suture Placed Into Nerve During Shoulder Stabilization Surgery Caused Permanent Weakness and Sensory Loss
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Dina Zalewski filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Michigan orthopedic surgeon for a motocross racer who suffered a permanent nerve injury when his…
Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death – Failure to Recognize Aortic Dissection in the Emergency Department
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Dina Zalewski filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a 66-year-old Detroit woman who died hours after being discharged from…
Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death – Failure to Recognize and Treat Metabolic Acidosis and Protect the Patient’s Airway
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Dina Zalewski and Judith Susskind filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit for the estate of an 81-year-old woman who died at a Metro Detroit hospital…
Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose and Treat Diverticulitis and Abscess Leading to Necrotizing Fasciitis and Leg Amputation
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Dina Zalewski filed a medical malpractice lawsuit for a 67-year-old man whose untreated diverticulitis progressed to a life-threatening infection that ultimately cost him his…
Wrongful Death – Failure to Manage Perioperative Steroids in a Chronic Steroid-Dependent Patient
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Dina Zalewski and Judith Susskind filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a 48-year-old woman who died three days after…
Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death – Misprescribed COVID Drug Caused a Kidney Transplant Patient’s Fatal Drug Toxicity
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis [verify link] and Micaela Dalrymple filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a 71-year-old Detroit woman who died…
Medical Malpractice and Wrongful Death – Failure to Diagnose a Fungal Brain Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipient
Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Curtis filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a 49-year-old Clinton Township man who died after his care team…
Surgical Error – Orthopedic Surgeon Performed the Wrong Knee Operation
Sommers Schwartz attorney John Malone filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman whose orthopedic surgeon performed a different knee operation than the one he recommended, and she…
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