Negligence - Personal Injury Case
Negligence Lawyers at Fineberg Gresham Find Justice for Surgery Victim
Case: Crawford vs. Christus St. Joseph's Medical Center
Clara Crawford was admitted to the Christus St. Joseph’s Medical Center, and assigned as a patient to Dr. David H. Taylor, with little choice in the matter. Unfortunately, the personal injuries sustained by Ms. Crawford from that point forward were foreseeable, predictable and preventable, and flowed directly from David H. Taylor, M.D.’s substandard and negligent medical care.
Ms. Crawford’s personal injuries were a direct result from unnecessary medical procedures by Dr. Taylor, including performing an ERCP and precut papillotomy. Her injuries in the procedures resulted in multiple perforations of her common bile duct and duodenum. Beyond her physical suffering, Ms. Crawford has also suffered substantial economic losses, amounting to $4 million in lifetime health care needs. In addition to her financial burdens, Ms. Crawford also spent almost an entire year bed bound in a hospital.
The personal injury attorneys at Fineberg Gresham carefully examined the facts in Ms. Crawford’s case and were astounded to find the medical and employment history of Dr. Taylor, which included dozens of reports from fellow doctors, nurses and patients citing Taylor as:
- dangerous
- performing unnecessary and sometimes lethal procedures
- lying to patients to receive informed consent
- repeatedly deviating from the proper standard of care
Dr. Taylor also failed to disclose to the Christus St. Joseph’s Medical Center that he had previously lost his medical practicing privileges at another hospital in Arkansas for many of the same faults involved in Clara Crawford’s case. Compounding matters further, even after the Christus St. Joseph’s Medical Center uncovered the facts of his past employment, they failed to immediately dismiss Dr. Taylor from practicing at the hospital. Instead they extended his credentials for another year.
After clearly outlining Dr. Taylor’s history and the incidences of negligence visited upon Mrs. Crawford by Dr. Taylor and Christus St. Joseph’s Medical Center, the personal injury attorneys at Fineberg Gresham were able to achieve a favorable settlement. Mrs. Crawford was compensated for pain and suffering, past and future medical expenses, and basic care expenses.
Client Interview
Video Length - 5:44
Continuing Care Physician's Deposition
Mrs. Crawford Will Need Extensive Care Due To Surgery Mistake
Video Length - 00:20
Continuing Care Physician's Depostion
Surgical Procedure Was not Needed
Video Length: 2:33
Crawford Family Interviews
Video Length - 10:23
Doctor Deposition
Video Length - 0:11
Nurse Deposition
Video Length - 4:40
Nurses Deposition
Video Length - 2:02
Dr. Taylor Suspension
Video Length - 3:29
Nurse Admits Negligence of Dr. Taylor
Video Length - 0:51
Nurse Deposition - Negligence of Dr. Taylor
Video Length - 4:35
Negligence of Hospital
Video Length - 3:04
Nurses Express Concerns about Dr. Taylor
Video Length - 1:43
Hospital Respresentative Deposition
Video Length - 3:19
Nurse Deposition of Medical Negligence by Dr. Taylor
Video Length - 1:53
Medical Negligence
Video Length - 1:33
More Nurse Concerns
Video Length - 4:10
Violating Hospital Policy
Video Length - 1:35
Nurses Deposition
Negligence of Another Procedure
Video Length - 1:42
Dr. Taylor's Deposition
Video Length - 2:49
Misleading Procedures
Video Length - 0:53
Nurses Report Concerns to Hospital
Video Length - 2:27
Procedures Not Followed
Video Length - 1:03
Medical Committee Member Deposition
Video Length - 2:10