Medical Malpractice

On Monday, November 6, 2006 a beautiful young six year old girl entered a Florida hospital through the emergency room. She was triaged and admitted with the knowledge that she had a previous medical history of asthma and previous hospitalizations and ICU admissions at the very same hospital that she presented on November 6, 2006. [...]

On April 9, 2019, David Sampedro, a partner at the Pinecrest-based law firm of Panter, Panter, & Sampedro, P.A., won a $11,882,175.48 verdict against osteopathic orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Melvin Rech, on behalf of Matthew Standley, and his wife, Corrine Standley. The jury found that a series of errors by Dr. Rech led to the amputation [...]

The twin sons of a Miami woman who died after delayed abdominal surgery were awarded $8.5 million. Clementina Brown was admitted to Miami's Palmetto General Hospital with severe abdominal pain, was seen by a variety of doctors, went into shock after spending more than a day at the hospital and went into respiratory and cardiac [...]

Ms. Lopez came to Panter, Panter & Sampedro, P.A. after going through a traumatic child birth experience. Ms. Lopez was 22 weeks into her pregnancy when she experienced bleeding. After she was examined at the hospital, it was discovered that her baby had a prolapsed cord and an emergency cesarean section was needed.

Style of Case:Baby K vs. A Hospital and Doctors.Based on confidentiality agreements, the identity of the parties cannot be revealed. Court and Case No.:Based on confidentiality agreements, the court and case number cannot be revealed. Trial Judge:Based on confidentiality agreements, the identity of the trial judge cannot be revealed. Trial Date:Based on confidentiality agreements, the [...]

Case: Ariel Alvarez as Personal Representative of the Estate of Diana Alvarez vs. A National Hospital Chain, Gerald Pixter, M.D., Ronald Dexter, M.D., and Jennifer Vick, M.D.*(the names of the parties have been changed as a result of a Confidential Settlement Agreement) Description: Medical Malpractice Mediation date: October 18, 2013 Settlement amount: $2.95 million dollars [...]

Case: Thelma Leon, as personal representative of the estate of Clementina Brown v. Jose R. Martinez-Alba Jr., M.D. Case no: 07-09865CA31 Description: Medical malpractice Filing date: April 5, 2007 Trial dates: Oct. 26-30, 2009 Judge: Miami-Dade Circuit Judge John Schlesinger Judgment: $2.88 million Plaintiff attorneys: John M. Perez Jr., Law Offices of J.M. Perez, Miami [...]

The mother of Baby D had her child in the ICU at A Community Hospital. Soon after, doctors told her that her child suffered from end stage renal disease and that eventually Baby D would need a kidney transplant. In fact, nephrologist told her that Baby D would need at least two additional kidney transplants [...]

In this Issue: Failure to Treat Leads to $2 Million Pre-suit Settlement by David Sampedro Mitch Panter Becomes United Way Miami Executive Member Mitch Panter Talks to Medium.com About Advice He Wishes He Got Before Becoming an Attorney 10 Tips for Online Holiday Shopping Safety Sally Nantala* was a young mother and only 23 years [...]

Tina, a mother of twin boys in Florida suffered an ischemic bowel emergency that wasn´t attended to timely. The mom suffered the consequences of being ignored and not treated properly, which sadly resulted in her suffering from what is referred to as anoxic encephalopathy, and her ultimately passing away. The death could have been avoided [...]

Case: Clara Ramirez as Personal Representative of the Estate of Diego Ramirez vs. A Local Hospital and Valerie Smith, M.D.*(the names of the parties have been changed as a result of a Confidential Settlement Agreement) Description: Medical Malpractice Mediation date: October 18, 2013 Settlement amount: $1.4 million dollars Plaintiff attorneys: David Sampedro and Panter Panter [...]

Tamara Wilson* was a vibrant 23-year-old young woman who was working part-time and going to school. She lived at home with her mother and served as a second mother to her niece. On her time off, she played basketball, which she excelled at while in high school. On April 28, she was experiencing flu like [...]

During the early morning of July 4, 2007, Michael Enriquez went to the emergency room of a local hospital complaining of nausea, vomiting, loose stool, and severe stomach pain for two days. After being forced to sign an admission form which indicated that most of the doctors that would treat him were not employees of [...]

The family of a child received a $722,653.00 settlement.The decedent was born 25 weeks of gestation at the defendant hospital. The child remained in the NICU for approximately 16 weeks. At birth the child was 13 ounces and suffered from a Grade 3 and Grade 4 bilateral brain hemorrhage at birth. The child suffered pneumonia [...]

The family of a child received a $675,000 settlement for developmental disabilities of the child due to the failure to perform a cesarean section during labor and delivery.

A 74-year-old man recovered $500,000 in partial settlement of his claim against a group of psychiatrists for improper diagnosis and treatment of his depression.

On August 18, 2014, Jeanette Darden consulted with Dr. Theodore Lyons because of an incessant pain she felt in her right knee that she had been experiencing over the past year. [i] Dr. Lyons noted that Jeanette had a complicated medical history, including a leg length discrepancy and numerous previous surgical procedures. Dr. Lyons’ own [...]