Posted On: October 21, 2006
Jury awards $6.4 million for wrongful death of 68 year old woman
A Maryland jury awarded $6.4 million to a family for the wrongful death of a wife and mother. After puncturing the her pulmonary artery with a catheter the victim was discharged and her artery ruptured after discharge. The artery should have been surgically repaired before discharge from the hospital.