A Former Fort Drum Soldier Whose Leg Was Amputated Was Awarded 13.5 Million Dollars By a Jefferson County New York Jury In Medical Malpractice Case Against Hospital.
A former Fort Drum soldier who filed a medical malpractice personal injury lawsuit against Samaritan Medical Center and various other defendants, including emergency department providers, alleging that a blood clot in his leg was misdiagnosed as tendinitis, obtained a jury verdict after a six day trial awarding him $13.5 million in damages.
According to reports, the malpractice suit filed in Jefferson County, New York alleged that the plaintiff complained of pain in his right lower leg and should have been treated for arterial occlusion (i.e., blood clot) and that the failure to timely treat the blood clot led to the subsequent amputation of his right leg. Defendants reportedly argued that there was no need to test for blood clots because the plaintiff had a palpable pulse in his leg.
The plaintiff (who was medically retired from the Army and wheelchair bound at trial) and his wife were reportedly awarded $3.5 million in damages for lost wages and medical expenses (both past and future expenses) and $10 million for pain and suffering.
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