archive for June, 2012

• Medical Malpractice, Doctor Diagnoses Compartment Syndrome But Takes No Action to Stem Devastating Nerve Damage

  By mstratton | posted on June 26th, 2012

  Dorenbosch v. Depuy and Connecticut Family Orthopedists, P.C. (Filed 2012 in Danbury): This is the second time we have sued this practice in 2012. This time, Dr. Depuy diagnosed his young patient with compartment syndrome but then did nothing to alleviate its effects. Compartment syndrome is an injury which cuts off blood supply to the lower extremity and needs emergent care. Eleven hours went by before that care was provided and by then Mr. Dorenbosch, a young man in his 20s, had suffered permanent foot drop. Our orthopedic consultant could not understand the delay in treatment. It was senseless and MORE

• Medical Malpractice, Orthopedist Performs Unnecessary Manipulation Causing Femoral Artery to Burst

  By mstratton | posted on June 26th, 2012

  Scesa v. Elfenbein and Connecticut Family Orthopedics, P.C. (Filed 2012 in Danbury): Jim Scesa, a new father and young executive, injured his leg while riding an ATV at a family picnic. A vascular surgeon operated on him to repair damage to his femoral artery. The initial surgery was successful and everyone expected a full recovery. Unfortunately, while the plaintiff recuperated from that operation, Dr. Elfenbein, an orthopedist, decided to remove an external fixator that was keeping the knee in place during the healing period. A board certified orthopedist concluded in a written report that Dr. Elfenbein’s  removal of the fixator MORE

• Medical Malpractice, Doctor Ignores Deadly Cardiac Arrythmia and Patient Dies

  By mstratton | posted on June 12th, 2012

  Zimmerman, Administrator v. Misiak, M.D. and Windsor Medical Associates (Filed 2012 in Hartford): The decedent went to his primary care physician after passing out during exercise. The standard of care here required that the physician refer the decedent to a cardiologist to test for cardiac arrhythmia. Cardiac arrhythmia can be deadly if left undiagnosed and untreated, and passing out during exercise is a strong indicator that this may be the problem. Instead the defendant doctor released the decedent and advised him he could continue to exercise. Within weeks, the decedent died while jogging of cardiac arrhythmia. Our physician consultants tell MORE

• Motor Vehicle Negligence, DOT Employee Struck By Car While Clearing Road During Declared Emergency

  By mstratton | posted on June 12th, 2012

  O’Hara v. Shields (Filed 2012 in New Haven): At 5:30 AM, October 30, 2011, a DOT employee, was trying to clear the roads after a freak snowstorm. Despite a declared emergency and  Governor Malloy’s warning to keep off the roads, the defendant drove his car straight into a tree that the plaintiff was trying to clear from a city street. The impact caused massive pelvic and lower extremity damage to the plaintiff who underwent surgeries to repair the damage and insert hardware. The defendant was unable to explain why he needed to be on the roads or why he was MORE