Insurance Policy Limits Paid for Transfusion of Contaminated Platelets*

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Cases & Results

Our client’s daughter was diagnosed with a pediatric cancer, which was being treated successfully; however, the daughter’s treatment included occasional platelet transfusions. Unfortunately, the blood bank did not perform the screening tests according to protocol, so...

Confidential Settlement for Death from MRSA Infection of IV Site*

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Cases & Results

When our clients’ son was hospitalized for a head injury from a motorcycle accident, an IV site was started in his arm. Over the next several days during the hospitalization, the young man started to develop signs and symptoms of sepsis (bacterial contamination in the...

$1 million for “false negative” GBS test

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Cases & Results

When the nurse-attorney’s client was pregnant with her daughter, the OB/GYN physician performed a prenatal GBS screening test with a negative result; however, the baby contracted GBS at the time of birth and suffered “GBS meningitis.” After searching for a medical...

$7.5 Million Jury Verdict for Delay of Surgery to Prevent Stroke and Death

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys, Cases & Results

The Nurse Attorney – Marjorie Chalfant

by TheNurseAttorney | Mar 27, 2024 | Attorney Profile, Bradenton Personal Injury Attorneys

Marjorie Chalfant merges her nursing experience with malpractice law. Florida nurse-attorney Marjorie Chalfant has more than 40 years of combined medical-legal experience representing victims of serious injuries and medical malpractice. Before law school, Marjorie...