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 us that this was completely avoidable with proper referral to a cardiologist, and that the defendant irresponsibly advised continued exercise.
Case Stats
- This gives referring lawyers and the outside world the exact same information we use in-house for quality control. Intakes need to be accepted / declined and cases need to be resolved! Justice delayed is justice denied.
- Intakes Under Review 45
- Referred Cases from other lawyers state and nationwide 94%
- Median Time First Contact to Decline 14 days (most cases are reviewed w/ an indication of merit within 72 hours)
- Median Time First Contact to Accepted/Filed Cases 9 weeks
- Median Time Case Filing to Resolution 1.8 years
By mstratton | posted on June 12th, 2012