Attorney Gabriel (Gabe) Sassin

Gabe Sassin handled this medical malpractice case against a major Texas hospital and pediatrician involving allegations that the nursing staff and pediatrician failed to properly diagnose and treat necrotizing enterocolitis, a deadly intestinal disease, in a newborn. As a result, our client lost her daughter to a disease that when timely recognized can be treated and most infants make a full recovery. The case was settled before trial for a confidential amount.

Gabe Sassin handled this medical malpractice case wherein the physician failed to recognize signs and symptoms of appendicitis, sending the patient home with a ruptured appendix. The patient returned to the same doctor days later where the ruptured appendix was recognized. By this time, the ruptured appendix had caused an abscess to form and the patient to become septic. The patient was treated for 3 months before finally succumbing to the effects of the infection. The case was settled prior to filing a lawsuit for a confidential amount.

Gabe Sassin handled this medical malpractice case wherein the client was admitted to the hospital and placed on ventilator support. The nursing staff and physicians failed to recognize the patient did not have a bowel movement for 6 days. This caused the patient’s bowel to rupture, resulting in septic shock and death. The case was settled before trial for a confidential amount.

Gabe Sassin handled this medical malpractice case involving a retained surgical sponge not recognized by the nursing staff at the time of surgery. The surgical sponge caused pain and suffering for approximately 2 months until it was found. The client needed surgery to remove the surgical sponge and had an extended stay in the hospital to treat an infection caused by the retained surgical sponge. Once discharged from the hospital, the client needed continued care with a wound vac for several weeks. The case was settled with the hospital prior to filing a lawsuit for a confidential amount.

Gabe Sassin handled this medical malpractice case involving a broken tip of an epidural catheter in a 5-month-old. By the time the retained tip was recognized, it had migrated to the spine of the patient, requiring a L4-5 hemilaminectomy. The case was settled prior to filing a lawsuit for a confidential amount.

Gabe Sassin handled this medical malpractice case involving the failure to recognize elevated prostate-specific antigen (“PSA”) by a urologist. This resulted in a 3-year delay in diagnosing prostate cancer. When it was diagnosed, the cancer had progressed to stage IV metastatic prostate cancer, resulting in the patient’s death. The urologist settled before trial for a confidential amount.