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Health Care Litigation
Armstrong Teasdale represents hospital systems, physician
practice groups, individual physicians, nurses and all other
medical specialists within the health care industry. Our
practice is not limited to defending litigated cases; we
actively work with clients and risk managers to identify,
avoid, and resolve risk.
We represent health care providers
in a variety of complex medical matters. In addition to
defending a vast assortment
of medical malpractice cases, we also represent health
care providers in administrative hearings, contract negotiations,
and commercial litigation. Hospital systems rely on us
in structuring their business operations in order to reduce
risk and minimize liability.
Our practice group operates as a team, with each secretary,
paralegal and attorney having distinct responsibilities geared
toward efficient and effective service to our clients. We
utilize state-of-the-art technology to help reduce costs,
increase productivity and improve communication. Our team
includes three JD RNs and several paralegal RNs, who combined,
have over 50 years of clinical experience in various areas
of medicine. In addition to our in-house medical skills,
we retain world-renowned experienced consultants to help us evaluate
and defend pending and threatened litigation.
We try cases. The trial lawyers in our practice group alone
have in excess of 100 years litigation experience. We practice
in both liberal and conservative venues, with equally extraordinary
results. We have obtained numerous medical malpractice defense
verdicts in courts that are considered to be notoriously
plaintiff-friendly venues. In the area of medical malpractice,
no other firm rivals our trial record.
The following defense verdicts were recently obtained by the Health Care Litigation Group. For a representative list of defense verdicts in previous years, please visit the Health Care Litigation Defense Verdict Archives.
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A defendant’s verdict was received in a medical malpractice case in which the mother, a patient at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN, developed difficulties while trying to push out the baby. The obstetrician used a vacuum and forceps to deliver the baby, who suffered hypoxia and trauma resulting in a complete neurologic disability. A seven week trial was held in Rutherford County Circuit Court. (2008)
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A defendant’s verdict was received in a medical malpractice case in which a baby born at St. Mary’s Health Center in Jefferson City, Missouri developed severe damage to her arm during the birthing process. A two week trial was held in St. Louis County Circuit Court. (2007)
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Obtained the Top Defense Verdict of 2006 in the state of Missouri as reported in Missouri Lawyers Weekly. The family of a man brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital and the man's doctor after the man went to the hospital with an infected toe and died when his myocardial infarction went undiagnosed. The defense argued that the standard of care was met by the hospital and doctor in both the assessment and treatment of the patient. (2006)
- A defendant’s verdict was received in favor of a physician in a case where the plaintiff argued that excessive pulling (traction) during her delivery by the doctor (our client) caused the child’s Erb’s palsy. The defense argued that the doctor used the same amount of downward traction that he uses in any other delivery and the cause of the shoulder dystocia was the failure of the baby to completely rotate while coming through the birth canal. The case was tried in St. Louis City Circuit Court. (2006)
- The plaintiff alleged wrongful death due to a failure to diagnose, monitor and treat a myocardial infarction, to accurately interpret the EKG, and failure to provide interventional cardiology diagnosis and treatment including catheterization and angioplasty. The case was tried in St. Charles County Circuit Court and the jury returned a defense verdict in favor of the physician. (2006)
- The plaintiffs alleged the defendants failed to diagnose and treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm ultimately leading to a ruptured aneurysm and a wrongful death of the patient. The plaintiffs also alleged that defendants failed and/or refused to provide a complete copy of the medical records of the deceased with the specific intent and purpose of hiding and covering their own medical malpractice. The case was tried in St. Louis City Circuit Court and the jury returned a defendants’ verdict in favor of the hospital and the physician employed by the hospital. (2005)
- A medical malpractice case where the plaintiffs alleged that an OB/GYN physician failed to admit the plaintiff to the hospital to monitor her blood pressure and status of the fetus and as a result of the negligence, she suffered an abruption of the placenta, which resulted in the death of her baby. The case was tried in St. Louis County Circuit Court and the jury returned a defendant’s verdict in favor of the hospital. (2005)
- A medical negligence case where the plaintiff was admitted for colon cancer surgery and became confused, got out of bed, fell and broke her hip and suffered a significant fracture to her left hip that called for immediate surgery. The case was tried in St. Louis County Circuit Court and the jury returned a defendant’s verdict in favor of the hospital. (2005)
- Defendants’ verdict in favor of a physician and physician’s practice involving a wrongful death claim where the surviving spouse alleged the physician negligently perforated the decedent’s aorta during a procedure to place a pacemaker resulting in the death of the patient. The plaintiff’s attorney asked for $1.5 million compensation. The case was tried in St. Louis County Circuit Court. (2005)
- Defendants’ verdict in favor of a hospital and physician in a significant birth/trauma case where the plaintiff was alleging there was a failure to recognize and treat signs of fetal distress, leading to severe neurological injury to an infant. The hospital was the target defendant; plaintiff’s counsel asked that 75% of the fault be attributed to the hospital, with the remaining 25% attributed to the physician. During closing arguments, plaintiff’s counsel requested over $24 million. After nearly a two-week trial in St. Louis City Circuit Court, the jury returned a defense verdict. (2005)
Representative
Matters
- Medical Malpractice & Wrongful Death of all
types. Matters include, but are
not limited to:
- Obstetrical
cases including Cerebral Palsy, Hypoxic Encephalitis,
Birth Traumas
- Emergency Care cases
- Primary Care/Internal Medicine
cases
- Surgical cases
- Failure to Obtain Informed Consent
cases
- Specialty Area cases (Cardiology, Neurology,
Pediatrics, Hematology, Pathology,
Radiology, Endocrinology, Oncology, Pediatrics,
Ophthalmology, etc.)
- Hospital Nursing cases
- Home Health Nursing
cases
- Long Term Care Facility cases
- Representing Health Care Providers
in Administrative Hearing
- Counseling Health Care Providers Concerning Regulatory
Issues
- Contract Negotiations
- Corporate Structuring of
Health Care Organizations
- Commercial Litigation Involving Health Care
Providers
- Tort cases
against Health Care Providers
Other than
Medical Malpractice
- Claim Investigations
- Educational Seminars
to Health Care
Providers
- Risk Prevention
Seminars to
Health Care Providers
Members of the Health Care Litigation Practice Group
Bryan, Maureen
| Kovacs, Paul
| Cole, Clark
| Lowry, Kent
| Demerath, Jeff
| Ott, Dave
| Fournie, Ray
| Raleigh, Robert
| Gearin, Tim
| Selby, Anna
| Kidd, Anita
| Tamsky, Melanie
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Whom to Contact
Timothy J. Gearin
314.621.5070 ext. 7421
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email | Resume
Edward R. Spalty
816.221.3420 ext. 5208
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J. Kent Lowry
573.636.8397 ext. 6002
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