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Failure to Diagnose Infection Resulting in Severe Injuries

$500,000

Spartanburg, SC -- Mr. Whetstone represented a patient who became infected with resistent staph bacteria during a heart cath procedure.  She subsequently experienced significant disability, including...read more

Mishandling of Breast Biopsy Slides Resulting in Removal of Healthy Breast

$800,000

Columbia, SC -- Ms. Perkins and Mr. Myers pursued a claim against a pathologist for misreading biopsy slides, significantly delaying a diagnosis of breast cancer.  The slides were also mislabeled,...read more

Mismanagement of Labor and Delivery Resulting in Cerebral Palsy

$650,000

Lexington, SC -- Mr. Myers and Ms. Perkins pursued a claim for brain injury on behalf of a child with cerebral palsy which occurred when the OB-GYN did not recognize fetal distress during labor and...read more

Negligent Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism

$1.5 million

Columbia, SC -- Ms. Perkins resolved this wrongful death case for $1.5 million paid to the wife and children of a deceased cardiac patient.  The patient died after he sought treatment a number of...read more

Failure to Diagnose Aneurism Resulting in Persistent Vegetative State

$4.5 million

Mr. Myers and Ms. Perkins resolved this case through a settlement of $4.5 million shortly before trial.  The case involved a young father who repeatedly sought medical care for atypical, excruciating...read more

Mismanagement of Labor and Delivery, Improper Use of Cervical Ripening Agent Resulting in Uterine Ru

$700,000

Spartanburg, SC -- Ms. Perkins represented a mother and the estate of an infant in claims against an OB-GYN and hospital arising from improper off-label use of a medication to prepare the cervix for...read more

Negligence Failure to Diagnose Infection Resulting in Amputation

$475,000

Columbia, SC -- Ms. Perkins and Mr. Myers achieved this settlement of $475,000 under the Federal Tort Claim Act after the Veteran's Administration Hospital failed to timely recognize a serious staph...read more

Improper use of Cervical Ripening Agent Causing Uterine Rupture and Brain Damage

$3.5 Million

Spartanburg, SC – Ms. Perkins and Mr. Myers represented a mother and her young baby girl with cerebral palsy against the OB-GYN who improperly used a drug against manufacturer’s warnings in an...read more

Failure to Diagnose Cancer Resulting in Likely Death

$1.45 million

Orangeburg, SC -- Ms. Perkins and Mr. Myers represented a woman whose diagnosis of throat cancer was significantly delayed.  This medical malpractice case was settled for $1.45 million.

Improper Use of Vacuum Extractor During Delivery Resulting in Catastrophic Birth Injury and Death

$1 million verdict increased to $1.596 million by court

Rock Hill, SC -- Mr. Myers and Ms. Perkins tried this case involving a catastrophically injured infant to verdict before a jury.  The baby died at age three before the case came to trial and the case...read more

Failure to Provide Follow-up Treatment for Cancer Resulting in Death

$3.006 million

Spartanburg, SC -- Mr. Myers and Ms. Perkins represented the family of a young husband and father who died when the Veterans Administration failed to provide required follow-up colonoscopies, which...read more

Insertion of Instrument into Dura of Brain During Surgery Causing Brain Damage

$1.725 million

Greenville, SC -- Mr. Myers represented a woman who suffered severe brain injury from attempted surgical treatment for suspected cholesteatoma by her otolaryngologist (ENT).  During surgery the ENT...read more

Failure to Diagnose Cancer Resulting in Death

$1.2 million

Columbia, SC -- Mr. Myers and Mr. Fulda represented the estate of an army veteran being treated at Moncrief Army Hospital who died from nasopharyngeal cancer.  Government and private medical...read more

Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack in 33-year Old Woman Resulting in Death

$1.005 million

Spartanburg, SC -- Mr. Myers and Ms. Perkins represented the family of a young woman who died when her heart condition went undiagnosed after symptoms were ignored and tests were misinterpreted. ...read more

Excessive Prescription of Pain Medications Resulting in Death

$900,000

Greenwood, SC -- Mr. Myers represented the estate of a man who died from an overdose of Oxycontin prescribed by a pain management specialist treating the decedent's chronic back pain.  The...read more

Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack Resulting in Death

$765,000

Chester, SC -- Mr. Fulda and Ms. Perkins were successful in representing the estate of a 42 year-old husband and father who suffered a fatal heart attack after seeking medical assistance for chest...read more

Perforation During Gynecological Surgery Resulting in Death

$731,000

Mr. Fulda and Mr. Whetstone represented the estate of a married nurse who died after her small bowel was cut by an OB-GYN during surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes.  Mr. Fulda and Mr....read more

Improper Bandaging of Toddler’s Hand Resulting in Disfigurement

$375,000

Columbia, SC -- Mr. Fulda and Mr. Whetstone were successful in representing a toddler whose hand became permanently deformed after it was wrapped too tightly by an emergency room resident.  The child...read more

Mishandling of Bile Duct Surgery Resulting in Severe Injury

$400,000

Dillon, SC -- Mr. Fulda and Mr. Myers represented the estate of a woman who suffered an injury/cut to her common bile duct during the surgical removal of her gallbladder (laparoscopic...read more

Mismanagement of Labor and Delivery and Improper Use of Forceps Blinding Newborn in One Eye

$800,000

Conway, SC -- Mr. Whetstone and other attorneys represented an infant who lost the sight of one eye when forceps were used improperly to accomplish his birth.  This birth injury case settled prior to...read more

Negligent Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer Resulting in Death

$750,000

Columbia, SC -- Mr. Myers and Ms. Perkins pursued a claim against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act because a government pathologist misread slides, significantly delaying a...read more

Perforation During Gynecological Surgery Resulting in near Death

$450,000

Columbia, SC -- Mr. Whetstone and Ms. Perkins represented a young teacher who almost bled to death on the operating table when her surgeon severed multiple arteries and veins during laparoscopic...read more

Negligent Puncture of Heart of Newborn Resulting in Death

$300,000

Augusta, GA -- Mr. Myers and Mr. Fulda represented the family of a child who died after a treating neonatologist improperly placed an umbilical venous catheter tip into the right atrium of the baby's...read more