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A man was treated by his primary care physician for chronic back pain. The primary care physician prescribed over 3,800 hydracodone tablets to the man over the span of a little more than one year. Expert witnesses identified the forty-one year old man’s future earning capacity as $2,048,077.00. The Sampson Law Firm retained multiple expert witnesses and deposed numerous defense experts. The case went to mediation where the Sampson Law Firm demonstrated effectively to defense counsel what the appearance of over 3,800 tablets looked like by filling a clear container with over 3,800 Vitamin Tablets. The case settled at mediation for a confidential amount.

Recently, a case co-counseled by Jeffrey Sampson of the Sampson Law Firm resulted in an award of more than $463,000 for the widow of a man whose wrongful death was caused by negligent care at the facility in which he was being treated. James White was being treated at Kindred Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 4th, 2011, when an aide employed by the hospital attempted to transfer Mr. White from a bedside commode to his bed on her own. In so doing, she dropped him onto the bed, dislodging a breathing apparatus and placing Mr. White’s life in danger. Fifteen minutes later, the pulse oximeter to which Mr. White was attached sounded an alarm, and ten minutes afterwards, a CODE BLUE was called. By the time a physician was able to reach him, Mr. White had already passed away. The arbitrator adjudicating this suit found that Kindred Hospital-Louisville, as well as its parent and subsidiary companies, had acted negligently by allowing a single aide to assist Mr. White in being moved to his bed, and that this negligence was the direct cause of his untimely death. Therefore, Mr. White’s surviving widow and executrix of his will, Carol White, was awarded compensatory and punitive damages in the amount of $463,570.60.

An elderly Alzheimer’s patient suffered abuse and neglect at the hands of the nursing home staff while a resident in his final days. He developed gaping wounds as a result of the staff’s failure to turn and reposition him and became dehydrated and malnourished that resulted in his death. The Sampson Law Firm conducted exhaustive discovery and depositions learning that the corporate policy of those who ran the facility placed profits ahead of the safety and well being of their patients. As a result, the Estate settled the matter with the facility on a confidential basis.

An elderly female patient at a nursing home received an injection of insulin she was not prescribed to take. The patient was not a diabetic and the dosage of insulin resulted in metabolic encephalopathy that ultimately caused her death some nineteen days later. The Sampson Law Firm hired expert witnesses and conducted discovery of the staff and administration. The case settled for a confidential sum.

A man was injured in an automobile wreck as the result of the negligence of another driver. He sustained neck and back injuries and was treated with pain management for a period of several years. He incurred $13,229.20 and lost significant income as a result of his inability to perform his job duties following the injuries he sustained. The last offer of settlement was $40,000. At trial, the Sampson Law Firm convinced a Jefferson County Circuit Court jury to award the man damages in the amount of $206,641.00.

A man was struck by a local taxi cab and suffered injuries to his shoulders. He later underwent surgery to correct his shoulder condition and incurred $20,000 in medical expenses. He lost some work and had some continuing complaints, but overall, a good surgical result. He was offered $25,000 to settle his case which he rejected. The Sampson Law Firm convinced a Jefferson County Circuit Court jury to award him damages in excess of $215,000.