NOVEMBER 2011 News
Crown Point jury enters verdict in favor of pulmonologist represented by Eichhorn & Eichhorn, LLP
David Jensen and Trenton Gill successfully defended a medical malpractice case filed against a Northwest Indiana pulmonologist who was sued by the estate of a former patient. The patient presented to the hospital under the defendant’s care with various complaints. The plan was to admit and treat the patient with various medications. Prior to the patient’s admission, she suffered from a condition called hereditary angioedema, or HAE, for which she was treated on numerous occasions. The patient had a significant medical history as a result of this disease, with which she was diagnosed at a very young age. During the course of the patient’s hospitalization, she suffered many events and ultimately died of a sudden cardio-pulmonary arrest as a result of pulmonary emboli. The patient's estate argued that the defendant caused the patient’s death because he failed to diagnose and treat pulmonary emboli. David and Trent argued that pulmonary embolism was not reasonably indicated in light of the patient’s extensive history of HAE and the way that she presented. Furthermore, she did not present with significant risk factors for pulmonary embolism during her hospitalization. After six days of trial, the jury concluded that there was no medical malpractice and returned a verdict in favor of the defendant.
David and Trent work in the firm’s Hammond office and can be reached at (219) 931-0560, or by email at djensen@eichhorn-law.com or tgill@eichhorn-law.com.