Medical Malpractice: Verdicts, Settlements, & Experts
In March 2016, Plaintiff's decedent presented to defendant hospital with complaints of ten day old cold-like symptoms, shortness of breath, and a cough. Decedent was diagnosed with bilateral lobe pneumonia. He required assistance going to the bathroom, and getting in and out of bed. On the second day of his hospitalization, the decedent fell out of bed. His bedrails were not up at the time. Around 2:00 AM, a nurse found the decedent on the ground with complaints of severe hip