John M. Alton
John M. Alton Co., L.P.A.
Verdicts and Settlements

$4,000,000 settlement; brain injury to an infant due to delay in delivering the baby.

 

$4,000,000 settlement on behalf of a brain injured infant and his family due to improper post-partum care of the mother and baby leading to jaundice of the child and brain injury from liver dysfunction.

 

$2,775,000 settlement (on fifth day of trial) for a man who sustained burn injuries and sequelae to his trachea  during laser surgery due to the negligence of five medical care providers at three different hospitals.

 

$1,375,000 settlement (after trial but before verdict); rendered quadriplegic a woman due to negligent failure to maintain the premises where the defendant?s and plaintiff's negligence were vigorously disputed.

 

$1,200,000 settlement; an infant who sustained a brain injury due to delay in delivery because of improper reading of fetal monitor strips.

 

$1,200,000 settlement of a wrongful death claim; man was a passenger in a motor vehicle and killed due to the negligence of another driver.

 

$1,150,000 settlement; medical malpractice and wrongful death claim for a man who died due to misinterpretation of an echocardiogram.

 

$1,082,000 verdict; man who sustained herniated disks in his neck and low back from a rear-end collision.

 

$1,050,000 settlement; man who sustained a heart attack and needed a heart transplant due to the negligence of a cardiologist and thoracic surgeon.

 

$990,000 settlement; failure to diagnose and treat an elementary school student with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever resulting in neurological and minor brain injuries.

 

$975,000 settlement; man who sustained severe burn injuries due to the negligent operation of an oil tanker which went left-of-center and exploded.

 

$975,000 settlement; claim of an elderly woman against a neurosurgeon for failure to recognize and treat a spinal abscess resulting after back surgery.

 

$875,000 settlement of wrongful death claim; man who received substandard care from his family doctor resulting in the delay in treatment of cardiac disease, ultimately resulting in his premature death.

 

$850,000 settlement of a wrongful death claim; man whose death was caused by an intentional tort arising out of an explosion at a chemical plant

 

$825,000 settlement; man who sustained broken wrists and elbows and a fractured lower back, due to the negligence of a heating contractor in failing to barricade a hole in a roof on a construction site.

 

$800,000 settlement; elderly man due to failure to diagnose a primary cancer tumor at the knee, which metastasized and resulted in death.

 

$750,000 settlement; medical negligence claim of a woman who sustained injuries to her leg due to the alleged negligence of a vascular surgeon in diagnosis and treatment of the vascular condition.

 

$650,000 settlement; injury to the extremity of an infant due to failure to manage the delivery expediently when shoulders became lodged in the pelvis.

 

$650,000 settlement; survival and wrongful death claims of female housewife in her late 50?s, whose death was caused by the negligence of a physician who failed to diagnose and treat lung cancer.

 

$600,000 settlement; woman who developed Coumadin-induced skin necrosis of her calf due to the negligence of two medical care providers.

 

$590,000 settlement of wrongful death claim; man who died as a result of failure to timely diagnose and treat gastrointestinal cancer.

 

$565,000 settlement; mentally retarded client who sustained second and third degree burns from his chest to his knees, due to the negligence of a caretaker who left him alone in a hot shower.

 

$550,000 settlement; mother?s delivery of baby was improperly delayed causing injuries to an infant who had hereditary abnormalities.

 

$500,000 settlement; brain injury to an infant at birth where mother was managed for premature rupture of membranes for two days in a clinic setting before a Cesarean section was performed.

 

$500,000 settlement of a medical negligence claim; man who developed avascular necrosis of both hips following alleged negligent administration of steroids for treatment of back pain.

 

$475,000 settlement for an elderly diabetic who lost part of her lower leg due to inappropriate vascular surgery.

 

$474,999.99 settlement for an elderly man due to improper urologic surgery resulting in significant injury.

 

$450,000 settlement for a family of a child due to negligence in the delivery of the child resulting in neurologic injury.

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