$4,450,000 Failure to Diagnose Infection

Tommy Hastings handled this case involving the failure to diagnose a brain infection. The Plaintiff presented to the hospital with signs and symptoms of a brain infection. However, the medical team decided that it was not an infection. Over the next 24 hours, he continued to deteriorate and the nursing staff did not notify the physicians of his decline. At shift change, an oncoming nurse became alarmed and immediately notified a new physician who rushed the man to surgery and saved his life. However, he was left with a serious brain injury due to the delay.