$1.5 Million Awarded for Pain and Suffering
A jury in Georgia awarded 47 year old Johnnie Jackson monetary damages following the negligence of a health care provider. Johnnie Jackson was admitted to Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, GA, on April 30, 2005, seeking treatment for complications from his pancreatic disease. According to court documents, a nurse inserted an IV containing Phenargen, an anti-nausea drug, and Demerol, a painkiller, into Jackson’s right wrist at about 6:30 that evening. When his condition was checked an hour or so later everything appeared to be alright. However, at about 3 a.m. May 1, the site of the insertion was “painful and swollen,” and the needle was removed 45 minutes later. Roughly nine hours later, when Jackson’s doctor finally checked in on Jackson, the physician discovered that the drugs had leaked into Jackson’s surrounding tissue. The physician elevated Jackson’s hand but the pain continued.
The end result was the patient needing multiple surgeries to save his hand, all required as a result of medical malpractice. Based on calculations of needing $35,000-$40,000 per year in medical care costs, the Plaintiff was awarded $1.5 million by a jury.
Ed Wallis and Tim Edwards are medical malpractice lawyers in Memphis, Tennessee helping clients across the Mid South including Eastern Arkansas (Jonesboro, West Memphis, Marion, and surrounding communities), Northern Mississippi (Olive Branch, Southaven, Hernando and surrounding areas) and West Tennessee (Memphis, Covington, Ripley, Lakeland, Somerville, Selmer, Jackson, Henderson, Lexington, Parsons, Decaturville, Paris, Dyersburg, Milan, Martin, Humboldt, Union City, Alamo, and other areas).
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