A Connecticut woman was awarded $10.5 million Thursday in a medical malpractice lawsuit.

According to court documents, 44 year-old Karla Rosa brought the medical malpractice lawsuit against Anesthesia Associates of New London over treatment she received at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in 2006. The lawsuit claimed Rosa suffered “serious, severe, painful, and permanent injuries,” as a result of the “carelessness and negligence” of Anesthesia Associates.

According to the lawsuit, Rosa spent 26 days in a coma after her visit to Lawrence & Memorial. She sustained nerve damage and memory loss. She had to use a feeding tube and venous catheter for 45 days.

Sean McElligott, Rosa’s attorney, said he was glad to “finally be able to bring some peace to the family.” Rosa filed the lawsuit in 2008.

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A Chicago couple has filed a medical-malpractice lawsuit against a Park Ridge hospital claiming hospital staff negligently gave their 6-week-old son an overdose of sodium.

According to Cook County Circuit Court documents, Genesis Burkett died October 15, one month and nine days after he was born prematurely at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. The lawsuit says Genesis was making good progress at the hospital until a pharmacy technician incorrectly filled a doctor’s order for IV fluid. Hospital staff allegedly gave the newborn an intravenous bag containing “approximately 60 times the dose of sodium ordered by the physician.”

The bag was labeled correctly, indicating the high level of sodium it contained, but at some point before a nurse administered it, a second label was placed over the first, said attorney Patrick Salvi, who represents the Burketts. The second label showed the correct amount of sodium that the doctor had ordered, Salvi said.

“Genesis Burkett should be a happy and healthy 6-month-old boy at home with his family today,” Salvi said. “The innocent infant died of malpractice, plain and simple. And we intend on proving it in court.”

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A couple in California have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Sacramento hospital and numerous employees after their daughter lost part of all four of her limbs due to a bacterial infection.

According to court documents, Ryan Jeffers and Leah Vang watched as their daughter Malyia became sicker as they waited for five hours in the emergency room of Methodist Hospital in November. Jeffers allegedly begged doctors and nurses in the emergency room to treat his daughter. Eventually he forced his way into another office and demanded help. By that point, the bacteria had ravaged more of Malyia’s body and she had to be flown to Stanford University’s Children’s Hospital.

Malyia had streptococcus A, and as a result of the widespread infection, both of her feet and her left hand was amputated. Part of her right hand was also removed. She is now in intensive rehabilitation therapy.

Jeffers and Vang filed the lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court Monday. The couple name Catholic Healthcare West, Methodist Hospital, and five emergency room employees in the lawsuit. The filing claims the hospital “chose to negligently staff, operate, and supervise the emergency room” resulting in Malyia’s extensive surgeries.

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