Earlier this year, Steve Markey and Amy Orsi reached a significant settlement against a prominent Baltimore area orthopedic surgeon in a medical malpractice action. During a revision left hip total replacement, the surgeon broke through the client's femur with the femoral stem of the prosthetic devise. Despite x-rays being taken in recovery which showed that the femoral stem had been broken through the femur, the doctor failed to review the x-rays and failed to repair the femur.
Steve also settled a six figure malpractice claim against an emergency room physician who misdiagnosed his client as having a urinary tract infection instead of appendicitis. As a result, the client's appendix ruptured, thereby requiring emergency surgery.
Following two mediation conferences and on the eve of trial, Steve recently resolved a medical malpractice case on behalf of a child against an Eastern Shore surgeon that damaged a nerve during a lymph node biopsy that should never have been performed. The settlement will provide funds to allow the child to attend private school and college or trade school. It also provides payments for the life of the child. Aside from assisting the victim of the malpractice, one of the more satisfying aspects of the settlement is that three prominent malpractice attorneys turned the case down before Steve accepted the case.
Amy recently resolved an automobile accident case just prior to trial in Prince George's County. The client was struck by a vehicle traveling the wrong way on a one way street. As a result, the client sustained serious permanent injury to his low back. The case settled for six figures shortly after Amy deposed the Defense expert doctor who admitted the client's injuries were caused by the accident.
Amy also obtained a judgment totaling $153,500 on behalf of a family who was injured in Western Maryland when the minivan they were traveling in was struck head on by a driver who fell asleep and crossed the center line.
Together, Steve and Amy have been successful in obtaining several million dollars in settlements and verdicts this ear for cases involving medical malpractice, automobile accidents, and slip and falls.