Court: Court of Appeals of Mississippi Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Cleveland v. Hamil Citation: 155 So. 3d 829 Facts The plaintiff brought this medical malpractice suit against two hospital physicians who treated her deceased husband. The deceased initially presented to…
This case involves a 71-year-old male patient who visited a gastroenterologist for a routine colonoscopy. During the colonoscopy, a large sessile serrated lesion was found. The patient received a hot snare polypectomy procedure for treatment of the lesion and was subsequently discharged.…
This case involves a 58- year-old-man who underwent an elective colonoscopy in an outpatient facility. He was discharged home shortly after the procedure. While at home, he began to feel very ill and fainted in his kitchen. He was brought…
This case involves a woman in her mid-30s with a who underwent a gastric sleeve procedure. She had previously undergone a Nissen fundoplication procedure which had failed. EGD studies revealed the wrap coming undone and evidence of a stomach hernia with reflux.…
This case involves a middle-aged male who underwent a robotic procedure to remove one of his kidneys. The surgeon reported the surgery to be uneventful, and the patient was noted to tolerate the procedure well. The patient was transported to…
This case involves a male patient in California who presented to the defending hospital in order to have a routine surgical procedure. During the procedure, a portion of the patient’s bowel was injured, but they were able to stem the…
This case involves a middle-aged female patient in Rhode Island with a history of coronary artery disease. On the date of the incident in question, the patient presented to the hospital complaining of diarrhea with bright red blood. Upon admission,…
This case involves a plaintiff in Oklahoma who became severely ill after ingesting a piece of metal wire that had been baked inside of a cheese danish. The plaintiff had purchased the danish from a bakery, where the pastry’s wrapper was…
This case involves a man who retained a stone in his bile duct following a surgery on his gallbladder. An endoscopic visualization procedure known as an ERCP was performed, after which physicians noted that there may have been a perforation…
