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Man Dies in ER Waiting Room after Docs Ignored Heart Condition

September 25, 2012

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 A man who was not given treatment for his chest pains at the emergency room died of a heart attack while waiting for a ride home late one night in June. It was hours after he died that ER staff finally noticed him. The man’s family is now accusing...

Nurse Infected with Hepatitis C Denied Second Injury Benefits

February 10, 2012

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Workers’ Compensation on Friday, February 10, 2012 A nurse who contracted hepatitis C while working in a hospital emergency room and filed for worker’s compensation from the second injury fund will not receive it, according to the Missouri Court of Appeals. The ruling appears to suggest that clinical depression is not an “obstacle or hindrance” to...

Former Patient: St. Louis Eating Disorder Clinic like a Cult

December 12, 2011

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Monday, December 12, 2011 In our Dec. 6 blog post, we discussed a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against a St. Louis County in-patient psychiatric clinic. The plaintiff in the suit is accusing Castlewood Treatment Center’s psychologist of brainwashing her into believing that she once belonged to a satanic cult and was sexually abused...

Suit against Army Hospital for Failure to Diagnose Cancer Settled

August 9, 2011

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 A Missouri man who serves in the U.S. Army has settled his medical malpractice suit against the government over treatment his wife received at the hospital at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The man’s lawsuit alleged that his wife may have survived her bout with rectal cancer had doctors at the...

Ford Recalling 1.1 Million Trucks over Defective Fuel Tank Strap

August 5, 2011

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Defective Products on Friday, August 5, 2011 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Ford Motor Co. recently announced a recall of more than 1 million Ford and Lincoln pickup trucks after a person was injured due to a problem with the straps that hold the trucks’ fuel tanks in place. So far, straps breaking and...

Fatal Blood Clot Caused by Desk Job, Workers’ Comp Board Finds

June 30, 2011

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Workers’ Compensation on Thursday, June 30, 2011 A New Jersey court of appeals decision could have consequences in future cases where a worker at a desk job is sickened or even killed due to the sedentary nature of the work. The board found that the widower of a woman who died of a blood clot in...

Family Suing Cosmetic Surgeon after Patient Dies during Surgery

May 18, 2011

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Medical Malpractice on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Every surgery is inherently risky. Even relatively non-invasive operations such as cosmetic surgery involve anesthesia, cutting into the body and other things that can go wrong and harm the patient if the surgical staff makes a mistake. Any instance of medical malpractice in the operating room can lead to...

Toro Recalling Riding Mowers Due to Faulty Switch

March 31, 2011

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Defective Products on Thursday, March 31, 2011 Toro Company, which manufactures lawn mowers and other motorized equipment, is recalling around 3,800 of its riding mowers sold in the U.S. and Canada, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced in a March 30 statement. The mowers are being recalled after a consumer suffered a cut foot due...

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Plaintiff Says Accutane Took His Colon, Ended His Acting Career

March 8, 2011

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. posted in Defective Medications on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 He was once a rising star in Hollywood, appearing in the television series Twin Peaks and the legal thriller A Few Good Men. But an actor’s prospects of stardom were ruined, he says, by the defective drug Accutane. And he has several big names in show business to support...

Women Who Fell Off Bench In Public Venue Reaches $750K Settlement

October 10, 2010

On behalf of Brown & Crouppen, P.C. on Sunday, October 10, 2010 Dispute hinged on whether it was foreseeable that ledge would be used as seating A woman who broke her neck after she fell backward off a bench in a public venue has settled her premises liability injury claim for $750,000. On May 1, 2008, the 55-year-old was visiting the public venue with friends....

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