How rightful are hospital settlements?

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In August 2007, a family from Seattle, America, were awarded $5.39m in damages after a jury found a physician to be guilty of hospital negligence when a patient died four days after visiting Swedish Medical Center’s emergency room. 30-year-old Tri Huang died of an aortic rupture, which is a tear in the major artery leading from the heart; however after entering the emergency room, he was sent home with heartburn medication. Two days later, he went to the University of Washington Medicine-Belltown Clinic, where he was diagnosed with a heart infection. After another two days, he was dead.
The lawsuit he filed claimed that the tear in his artery should have been discovered four days previous to his death, when he was first admitted to hospital, and the jury found in Marie Hoang’s favour – who was filing on behalf of her late brother. The verdict found Dr. Grace Dy, the doctor who prescribed heartburn medication to Mr. Huang, negligent and hence removing any liability from the UW clinic, who were also involved in the lawsuit.
There are a lot of hospital negligence claims being filed in today’s society, with people finding blame in every aspect of their lives, and the growth of companies who offer legal help for cases against hospitals and other institutions has not helped matters.
The question is, what can be done about these lawsuits who seek to find blame for every slight mistake that is made? Granted, the case in question here has very serious repercussions and it is evident that there was a strong degree of negligence on the part of the doctor; however, some cases that are filed are quite outlandish which simply suggests that the claimant is only out to make money and not to gain peace-of-mind and recompense after their accident.

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The author of this article would recommend the medical solicitor experts at Alexander Harris for any cases of hospital negligence as they have a great team that will settle your case and get you the compensation you deserve.

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