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Harris County Trial Lawyers Win

March 18, 2019/in Medical Malpractice, News /by damg16

Last Thursday, March 14, 2019, a jury in the 152nd District Court in Harris County returned a $550,000 verdict for Plaintiff, Mary Angela Branch, who was shot in the eye with a 30-gauge needle and permanently blinded in her right eye during a routine, cosmetic eyelid surgery.

The jury found the surgical technologist, employed by Defendant ProHealth Staffing, LLC, 80% at fault for failing to completely lock the needle onto the syringe when she assembled the equipment. This failure caused the needle to pop off the syringe and shoot into Ms. Branch’s eye while the plastic surgeon, Defendant Henry Mentz, M.D., was injecting Ms. Branch’s eyelid with a local anesthetic at the beginning of the surgical procedure. The jury found Dr. Mentz 20% at fault for failing to check that the needle was completely locked onto the syringe before injecting Ms. Branch’s eyelid.

When the needle shot into Ms. Branch’s eye, it pierced her eyeball and hit the central part of her retina, severing her arteries for vision and causing permanent vision loss in her right eye—her dominant eye. She is now legally blind in her right eye, impacting her ability to drive (especially at night), which in turn forced her to resign from her managerial sales job that required significant travel by car. In finding the defendants responsible for eye surgery medical malpractice, the jury awarded Ms. Branch the lost wages and medical expenses she sought, along with physical pain, mental anguish, and physical impairment damages of $280,000 ($30,000 in excess of the $250,000 statutory cap on non-economic damages).

Ed Blizzard and Anna Greenberg of Blizzard Law, PLLC tried the case on behalf of Ms. Branch. Ed Blizzard is Anna Greenberg’s father, and this was their first trial—and victory—together.

Houston Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Medical malpractice is complicated, and requires significant experience, as the cases are notoriously difficult to win in Texas. The trial lawyers of Blizzard Law, PLLC provide in-depth medical knowledge and an understanding of the cost of a medically induced injury over a lifetime. We will help you get the care you need and the compensation you deserve for the injuries you suffered due to medical negligence. Contact us for more information.

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NeuroBlate Injury Lawsuit Filed

March 7, 2019/in Defective Devices, Medical Malpractice, News /by damg16

Blizzard Law, PLLC filed a petition on behalf of nine-year-old Millie Barr and her parents for life-altering damages caused by Daniel J. Curry, M.D. (“Dr. Curry”), Texas Children’s Hospital (“Texas Children’s”), and Monteris Medical in Harris County Civil District Court.

On August 7, 2018, Millie Barr, a nine-year-old child, suffered a massive hemorrhage in her brain eighteen days after having a “minimally-invasive” laser ablation surgery performed by Dr. Curry at Texas Children’s to treat her epilepsy. Unbeknownst to Millie and her parents, Dr. Curry performed the surgery with a laser probe manufactured by Monteris Medical Company that had been recalled by the FDA just months earlier due to the unanticipated heating of surrounding brain tissue. Millie suffered a bleed during the surgery but was discharged just days later without a thorough evaluation of the damage done to the blood vessels in her brain. Eighteen days after her surgery, while in Florida with her family, a “pseudoaneurysm” in her brain ruptured and Millie was required to have multiple surgeries and procedures just to save her life. Although her life was saved, the brain bleed and the procedures required to treat it left Millie with no short term memory and severe vision loss, as well as other cognitive and motor deficits.

NeuroBlate Medical Device Recall

NeuroBlate Laser Delivery Probes are small, carbon dioxide (CO2)-cooled catheters that allow minimally invasive entry into a patient’s brain. The probes are part of the Monteris Medical NeuroBlate System, which is used during surgical procedures to remove (ablate), thicken or solidify (coagulate), or destroy (necrotize) cells in the brain tissue. The FDA initiated a formal Class I Recall of the device on October 5, 2017, sending a letter to physicians using the device on March 22, 2018, noting, “health care providers should strongly consider treating patients using alternative procedures if available.”

Mere weeks after Millie Barr’s catastrophic surgery results, Monteris Medical, the manufacturer of the recalled device used during her brain surgery, issued an announcement regarding the safety – or lack thereof – of its device. In pertinent part, the announcement notes the device’s metal thermocouple was replaced with a non-metallic fiber optic temperature sensor to improve its safety profile and to allegedly prevent overheating the targeted tissue. In addition to the new temperature sensor, the updated NeoruBlate System features TruTemp™ Technology, which increases the device’s accuracy and safety.

Ed Blizzard stated, “Millie Barr’s parents traveled all the way to Houston from Israel on the promise of a safer medical treatment for their child at Texas Children’s. Unfortunately, Dr. Curry and the hospital negligently used a recalled and defective device to treat the child, against the recommendation of the FDA, and without informing her parents. The life of a little girl was forever changed and we will hold those responsible accountable in court.”

NeuroBlate Injury Lawsuit Lawyers

Blizzard is no stranger to working hard in court on behalf of injured children and their families. He has served in high-profile national leadership positions in various litigations affecting children, including birth defect litigation against the manufacturers of anti-depressant medications. Blizzard and attorney Anna Greenberg will be taking the case to trial.

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Hernia Mesh Litigation Update

May 22, 2017/in Defective Devices, Medical Malpractice /by damg16

For thousands of patients who have undergone surgery to correct their hernias, recovery has proven to be much more challenging than expected. Defective hernia mesh products are causing a variety of severe complications for hernia mesh patients, but patients are fighting back with lawsuits filed against hernia mesh manufacturers.

Physiomesh Lawsuits

Ethicon, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), manufactures Physiomesh hernia mesh. Ethicon recalled its Physiomesh products in 2016 due to high rates of failure. Over a dozen lawsuits have already been filed against Ethicon, and these lawsuits have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation (MDL).

In August 2017, the attorneys in the Physiomesh litigation convened for a status conference in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The status conference addressed procedural, case management, and discovery issues during the litigation; and, afterwards, Judge Richard W. Story, who is overseeing pretrial proceedings, issued a court order to keep the momentum going in the litigation.

The court order states both parties in the litigation must meet together to prepare an order allowing additional lawsuits to be filed directly in the Northern District of Georgia. The court order also set a schedule for monthly status conferences to ensure the litigation doesn’t suffer any lag time. In February 2018, the court decided on a trial date for the first bellwether lawsuit. The federal court overseeing the Physiomesh litigation set a trial date for September 16, 2019.

C-Qur Lawsuits

Atrium Medical Corporation manufactures C-Qur hernia mesh, which has been on the market for over 10 years. After years of failing to comply with FDA regulations, the FDA issued a permanent injunction against the company in 2015 to prevent it from producing more unsafe hernia mesh products.

This past December, over 300 C-Qur hernia mesh cases were consolidated in an MDL in New Hampshire and are currently undergoing pretrial proceedings.

Kugel Mesh Settlement and Remaining Lawsuits

Kugel Mesh products manufactured by Davol are some of the most widely used hernia mesh products in the country. Despite Davol Kugel Mesh being the subject of recalls dating as far back as 2005, it remains available on the market today. In 2011, Davol paid $185 million to settle approximately 2,600 hernia mesh lawsuits. However, the company still faces over 1,000 hernia mesh lawsuits in an MDL in Rhode Island.

Patients Fighting Back

Although there are three separate hernia mesh litigations, the outcome of each could affect the outcome of the others. If one litigation sees large trial verdicts or settlements, the other two might follow suit. While it will be some time before a hernia mesh case goes to trial, once the litigation begins in earnest, the results will have profound implications for patients across the country.

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Commonly Misdiagnosed Ovarian Cancer Symptoms

December 13, 2016/in Medical Malpractice /by damg16

In light of several multimillion-dollar trial verdicts this year against healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J), consumers have become aware of the dangerous link between the talc in J&J’s baby powder products and ovarian cancer. Thousands of women across the country filed lawsuits against the company alleging J&J failed to warn them of the risk of ovarian cancer associated with its products.

Every year, over 20,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer and nearly 15,000 will die from the disease. Ovarian cancer is a particularly aggressive form of cancer, and for patients to stand the best chance at curing it, ovarian cancer needs to be diagnosed in its early stages. Unfortunately, many women with ovarian cancer are not diagnosed until the late stages of the disease because their symptoms are misdiagnosed as lesser conditions.

Ovarian cancer isn’t just misdiagnosed by doctors. Some women experiencing ovarian cancer symptoms assume menopause, hormonal fluctuations, or other temporary medical issues are causing their symptoms. Any woman experiencing ovarian cancer symptoms should visit a doctor to determine the cause. While there are diagnostic tests to confirm an ovarian cancer diagnosis, they only work if women seek help from their doctor.

Commonly misdiagnosed ovarian cancer symptoms include:

  • Bloating – While many women experience temporary bloating, persistent bloating could be a sign of more serious medical conditions, including cancer.
  • Frequent abdominal or pelvic pain – If women experience abdominal or pelvic pain more than 12 times a month, they should visit a doctor.
  • Change in bowel movements – Sometimes ovarian tumors can grow large enough in size that they put pressure on the bowels. This can cause women to need to go to the bathroom much more frequently.
  • Difficulty eating – Some women with ovarian cancer might not have the appetite they used to. Not eating enough could cause women to lose a dangerous amount of weight and cause other serious health issues.

Doctors might misdiagnose these symptoms as a variety of other conditions, including menopause, urinary tract infections, incontinence, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), allergies, and even eating disorders. Diagnostic tests and ultrasounds can help determine whether or not a woman has ovarian tumors. Women who believe they were misdiagnosed should seek out diagnostic tests or a second opinion from another doctor.

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