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After a 5-day jury trial, we successfully defended two emergency medicine physicians accused of negligence for an alleged delay in diagnosis of an occlusion of the popliteal artery which subsequently...

We successfully defended a local hospital which was accused of corporate negligence for alleged inadequate policies in a case involving the treatment of a 410 pound patient for a posterior...

Saxton & Stump successfully secured a non-suit on all claims against its hospital clients following the close of Plaintiffs’ case in chief at trial. Plaintiff experienced a stroke presented to...

We achieved a defense verdict via binding arbitration in a case filed against multiple physicians involving the alleged failure to timely diagnose a necrotic gallbladder resulting in the unfortunate death...

We successfully defended a local hospital, which was accused of both vicarious negligence for the conduct of its staff, and corporate negligence for alleged inadequate policies, in a case involving...

Saxton & Stump secured a defense verdict in a case against a hospital involving a fall of a patient while admitted to the hospital. Plaintiff claimed that the hospital failed...

This wrongful death matter arose out of the Plaintiffs’ allegations that nursing staff negligently “forced” medication through an NG tube causing the patient to aspirate.  The Plaintiffs also brought individual...

We won a defense verdict in a case involving a neurosurgeon who successfully performed minimally invasive spine surgery, following which his patient suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest and died.  Plaintiff claimed...

Plaintiff claimed that our physician used an over-sized dilator during an esophageal dilation, a procedure used to improve difficulty swallowing.  Plaintiff also claimed the esophageal perforation caused permanent damage to...

Saxton & Stump secured a defense verdict for an internal medicine physician and his practice in a case involving the death of a middle-aged patient. Plaintiff claimed that the internist...