Philly: Hospital Negligence Nets $2.185 Settlement

A 51 year old man died from cardiac arrest at a Philadelphia hospital because doctors failed to look at his X-rays.

His widow was represented by Attorney Stephen J. Pokiniewski from the Philadelphia law firm, Anapol Schwartz. The wrongful death/medical malpractice lawsuit case had a $2.185 million settlement after a jury trial.

Although the man did receive initial emergency care upon arriving in the ER, X-rays were not read or acted on in a timely manner.

A doctor, whose first day on the job in the ER, was not properly prepped or oriented as the resident ER doctor left to go to a meeting.

The hospital’s lawyers argued that the patient failed to regularly take his meds and even with the proper treatment, there might not have been enough time to get him transferred to another hospital.

Attorney Pokiniewski argued that the victim was not given an opportunity to survive.