Notable Cases

Padberg Appelbaum Knepper has helped thousands of people who have been hurt or lost a loved one due to the carelessness or negligence of others get the justice and compensation they deserve.

$4,850,000 Settlement

8yr Old Girl Suffers Brain Injury Due to Medical Negligence
Medical Malpractice
In a medical malpractice lawsuit for an eight-year old girl who sustained a brain injury due to negligent medical treatment. Her hospital and treating doctors, including her pediatrician and a geneticist, were liable for a misdiagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism as a result of the hospital losing her Newborn Screen Test, which tests for congenital hypothyroidism.

$1,500,000 Settlement

45yr Old Man Dies Due to Failed Diagnoses of Bacterial Meningitis
Medical Malpractice
For the family of 45-year-old man who died as a result of failure to diagnose bacterial meningitis.

$1,100,000 Settlement

Air Emboli During A Cardiac Catheterization
Medical Malpractice
For the death of a man who suffered an air embolism after undergoing a cardiac catheterization.

$900,000 Settlement

25-year-old died after pregnancy complications
Medical Malpractice
For the family of a 25-year-old woman who died after complications involving her pregnancy.

$700,000 Settlement

Birth Injury Causes Death
Medical Malpractice - Wrongful Death
For the family of an infant who experienced an injury at birth, resulting in death.

$660,000 Judgment

Bacterial Infection Causes Permanent Hand Injury
Medical Malpractice
For the victim of a permanent hand injury caused by a failure to manage bacterial infection.

$600,000 Settlement

84-year-old Man Given Wrong Medication
Medical Malpractice
For an 84-year old man who was given the wrong medication by hospital staff following a routine heart procedure, which resulted in respiratory arrest, intubation, resuscitation and a coma.

$375,000 Settlement

Loss of Sight in One Eye
Medical Malpractice
For a patient who lost sight in one eye due to the failure of the doctor to properly treat and follow up on a condition.

$375,000 Settlement

Failure To Diagnose Knee Infection
Medical Malpractice
For a patient whose doctor failed to diagnose an infection in the knee.

Confidential Settlement

Confidential Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Bone Infection
Medical Malpractice
For a confidential settlement for a 59-year-old woman who was misdiagnosed with degenerative arthritis instead of a serious bone infection. The failure to diagnose the bone infection (osteomyelitis) caused the woman to develop necrotizing fasciitis, a life-threatening infection of the tissues of the leg. After filing a lawsuit and engaging in extensive discovery, the case settled.