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Kathleen Flynn Peterson
New President of American Ass'n for Justice
2007-2008

Mother, Nurse, Lawyer - the new face of a trial lawyer

Our Medical Malpractice lawyers have years of experience handling medical malpractice cases. Year after year we have been recognized in publications listing top recoveries for people who have suffered serious personal injuries or economic harm from medical negligence. Read more.

What You Can Expect From Us - We consider it a privilege to represent individuals and their families.

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Represented a client who suffered serious injuries after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The Minnesota Supreme Court held that hospitals owe a duty to patients to use reasonable care in granting hospital privileges to physicians. This duty exists even when the physician is not an employee of the hospital. This is the first time that an appellate court in the State of Minnesota has recognized a common law cause of action for negligent privileging.

$1.278 million settlement for failure to diagnose mononucleosis in teenager girl resulting in unnessary surgery and death. (Read more)

$2.5 million verdict involving a farmer who lost significant function of his bowel and bladder, along with use and feeling of both legs due to the failure of a neurosurgical team to promptly diagnose and perform surgery on a severe back condition.

$1,050,000 verdict on behalf of a chemical engineer who suffered spinal cord injury due to surgical instrument, results in sensation and motor deficits. No wage loss but activities of daily life affected.

$5 million settlement for failure to promptly recognize and respond to evidence of uterine rupture resulting in severe and permanent neurological disability to baby. (Read more)

$5 million settlement on behalf of a child with cerebral palsy.

$9.6 million settlement on behalf of a severely brain injured young woman. This injury occurred when she was rear-ended in a vehicle. The parties and details of the resolution are confidential.

$4 million settlement against radiologists for failing to diagnose a brain aneurysm in a woman.

Wrongful death of a married woman with no children, settlement in excess of $5 million.

$2.5 million jury verdict for wrongful death of husband and wife.

$11.1 million jury verdict involving a mother who suffered catastrophic brain damage because the ambulance failed to arrive in a timely fashion.

$26.5 million verdict (plus 46% pre-judgment interest) for the wrongful death of a paraplegic man murdered by a home health aide.

$7 million verdict against a hospital when a young psychotic patient with a history of epileptic seizures was not properly monitored, resulting in quadriplegia.

$6.5 million settlement involving injection of inappropriate drug by interventional neuro- radiologist resulting in cosmetic injury necessitating numerous corrective surgeries.

$5.4 million settlement for failure to appropriately monitor and treat known cardiomyopathy.

$5 million settlement during trial for three plaintiffs in a pharmaceutical products case involving claims of cancer being caused by a drug.

$4.4 million verdict against a medical clinic pertaining to a brain-injured infant.

$2.8 million settlement involving the death of a man for failure to diagnose and treat sepsis.

$2.5 million settlement against an HMO whose failure to diagnose a pulmonary embolus in a woman resulted in significant brain damage.

$2 million settlement again an internist for failure to diagnose and treat idiopathic cardiomyopathy resulting in necessary heart transplant. (Read more)

$1.75 million settlement for contraindicated LASIK surgery resulting in bilateral corneal transplants. (Read more)

Consumer Alert: ACE Inhibitors Associated with Serious Birth Defects
ACE inhibitors or ACEIs (short for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors) used to treat high blood pressure can cause serious birth defects if taken during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Obtaining Justice When a Child Dies
Representing a family in a child's death case can be a gut-wrenching experience. Tap into your own empathy and that of jurors to ensure that your clients get full and fair compensation for their loss.

The Loss that Endures
Some losses - of a loved one, a cherished activity, a dream for the future - leave a permanent void in a client's life. Creative advocacy can ensure that jurors understand your client's right to non-economic damages.

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* Past results are reported to provide the reader with an indication of the type of litigation in which we practice and do not and should not be construed to create an expectation of result in any other case as all cases are dependent upon their own unique fact situation and applicable law.

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