Bracero

Court Document: 

NY New York Manhattan Bracero Malpractice Complaint 05.30.13

Excerpt:

19. That while the plaintiff was a patient of defendants, medical treatment . . . were performed upon plaintiff on or about April 2, 2011, and thereafter to present . . .

22. That the defendants . . . were negligent . . . in the medical, hospital, surgical, pathologic and radiologic and treatment rendered to plaintiff by hospital personnel . . . performed improper procedures upon plaintiff, failed to discern and pursue appropriate follow-up treatment, failed to consider, recommend and utilize other methods . . . and caused and/or allowed plaintiff to develop infections, failed to diagnose, treat, and properly care for same . . .

Brathwaite

Court Document: 

NY Manhattan Brathwaite Malpractice Complaint 07.01.02

Excerpt: 

20. That the medical treatment rendered by the defendants . . . constituted medical malpractice in that the defendants failed to properly treat the plaintiff for her pregnancy condition . . . failed to properly preform sonograms; failed to diagnose an ectopic pregnancy . . .

Burton

NY Manhattan Burton 2006 Malpractice Complaint

Excerpt:

78. That on or about the 21st day of September, 2004, the Defendant . . . improperly handled the post-operative care of Plaintiff at PLANNED PARENTHOOD, resulting in injuries, including but not limited to, a uterine perforation, need for surgical intervention, hematoma and a permanent Ieft leg neuropathy.

79. That during all of the procedures and treatment rendered to the Plaintiff, the Defendants departed from acceptable standards of medical care to the Plaintiff.

80. That the Defendants caused Plaintiff to sustain serious injuries, including but not
limited to, a uterine perforation, exploratory laparotomy, repair of a uterine perforation, infection, and a lumbosacral plexus neuropathy.

Carmona

Court Document: 

NY Manhattan Carmona Malpractice Complaint 06.22.07

Excerpt: 

29. Defendant, Planned Parenthood of New York City, prior to granting and renewing of employment and association privileges of physicians, residents, nurses and others involved in the Plaintiff’s case, failed to investigate the qualifications, competence, capacity, abilities and capabilities of said staff including but not limited to obtaining the following information: patient grievances, negative health care outcomes, incidents injurious to patients, medical malpractice actions commenced against said persons, including the outcome thereof, any history of investigations commenced against said persons, including the outcome thereof, any history of associations, privileges and/or practice at other institutions, any discontinuation of said associations, employment, privileges and/or practice at other institutions, and any pending professional misconduct proceedings in the State or another State, the substance of the allegations in such proceedings . . .

30. Had defendant . . . reviewed and analyzed the information obtained in a proper manner, employment would not have been granted and/or renewed.

31, By reason of defendant’s . . . failure to meet the aforementioned obligation, plaintiff was treated by doctors, nurses, technicians, and others were lacking the requisite skills . . . as a result of which the plaintiff sustained severe injuries and complications . . .

Chin

Court Document: 

NY Manhattan Chin Malpractice Complaint 08.20.04

Excerpt: 

6. That on March 27, 2004, while plaintiff was attempting to stand up after undergoing anesthesia . . .she was caused to fall, causing plaintiff to sustain serious personal injury . . .

12. That on March 27, 2004 the defendant . . . negligently and carelessly maintained and said premises in such a haphazard, negligent manner as to cause the same to become and remain in an unsafe, improper and dangerous condition, which consisted of a trap and nuisance as well as a negligent and improper condition of which the defendant had due notice, or by the use of reasonable care and inspection therein, might and should have had due notice . . .

15. That by reason of the aforesaid, plaintiff was rendered sick, sore, lame and disabled, and was unable to attend to her usual duties for a considerable time, required medical aid and attention, suffered grievous physical pain and mental anguish and has been damaged in the sum which exceeds the jurisdictional limits of all lower courts wh9ch would otherwise have jurisdiction . . .

Cox

NY Manhattan Cox 2014 Malpractice Complaint

14. The Defendants failed to properly and timely assess, diagnose, and treat an ectopic pregnancy.

15. The Defendants failed to perform, review and interpret proper and timely diagnostic testing, including, but not limited to sonography and laboratory tests.

16. The Defendants failed to properly and timely treat the ectopic pregnancy medically . . .

21. As a result of the Defendants’ negligence and malpractice, [Plaintiff] suffered . . . serious, severe, and permanent personal injuries, had and will continue to have severe conscious pain and suffering, had to undergo surgery that in the absence of negligence would have and should have been unnecessary, lost a fallopian tube, damage to reproductive system, suffers a decreased chance of conceiving, carrying and delivering a baby, suffers scar tissues/adhesion formation, abdominal scarring and related injuries, the risk of further scar tissue formation and related injuries, emotional injuries and sustained general and special damages.

Hanna

Court Document: 

NY Manhattan Hanna Malpractice Complaint

Excerpt: 

12. Plaintiff consulted defendants . . . on or about March 15, 2002 for pregnancy . . .

14. That on or about March 26, 2002, plaintiff was admitted to NY Downtown Hospital where she was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and was required to undergo an examination under anesthesia, dilation and curettage, diagnostic laparoscopy, right salpingostomy and right salpingectomy.

15. That defendants departed and deviated from good and accepted gynecological and obstetrical practice in the care and treatment rendered to plaintiff and that as a result of the negligent and careless treatment rendered. . . plaintiff sustained serious injury and was required to undergo hospitalization . . .

17. That defendants were negligent and careless in the care and treatment rendered to the plaintiff, in that defendants should have had a heightened sense of the potential for an ectopic pregnancy; defendants should have ordered a sonogram and advised an emergency office visit or referred plaintiff to the emergency room for evaluation; in failing to adequately test and exam plaintiff and diagnose an ectopic or tubal pregnancy; in failing to perform an appropriate blood tests or early sonogram to determine if plaintiff had an ectopic pregnancy; in causing delay and occasioning such delay in diagnosing a tubal pregnancy until it was too late to save the right tube; in failing to render proper prenatal care to the patient; in failing to order a Beta HCG . . . in misdiagnosing plaintiff . . .

Houston

Court Document: 

NY Manhattan Houston Malpractice Complaint 04.11

Excerpt: 

41. . . . solely as a result of the negligence and malpractice and carelessness of the defendants, and without any negligence on the part of the plaintiff contributing thereto, the plaintiff sustained severe and permanent personal injuries including subsequent surgery, incomplete abortion, scarring, substantial conscious physical pain and suffering, emotional, psychological and mental distress and loss of enjoyment of life.

42. Upon information and belief, all injuries are permanent.

Jordan

Court Document: 

NY Manhattan Jordan Malpractice Complaint 04.21.15

Excerpt: 

28. Among other things, the defendants were careless and negligent in the medical care and treatment rendered to plaintiff . . . in failing to properly screen and test . . . in failing to adequately and/or completely perform a dilation and curettage and/or dilation and evacuation . . . in failing to sound the uterus in such a manner as to identify uterine size and position the sharp curette as to so avoid application of injudicious force . . . in utilizing a curette in an improper fashion; in failing to perform a bimanual examination under anesthesia; in failing to determine cervical dilation; in failing to determine uterine fundal position; in failing to determine uterine size . . . in improperly inserting laminaria; in proceeding with the termination of pregnancy procedure despite concern for uterine perforation . . . in transecting the cervix from the uterus; in traumatically injuring plaintiff’s uterus; in perforating/lacerating plaintiff’s uterus . . . in failing to properly, thoroughly and/or adequately anesthetize and/or sedate the plaintiff; in failing to diagnose the true extent and nature of said post-operative condition . . . in failing to prescribe appropriate medications; in failing to perform requisite tests and studies . . . in failing to properly read and interpret the results of those tests which were taken . . . in improperly retaining unqualified and unskilled physicians, nurses, and personnel . . .

29. As a result of the carelessness and negligence of the defendant, plaintiff . . . was caused to sustain severe and permanent personal injuries including rupture, perforation and laceration of the plaintiff’s internal organs an blood vessels, including uterus and right uterine artery; was caused to have her uterus nearly completely transected from the cervix; was caused to undergo a diagnostic laparoscopy, exploratory laparotomy, supracervical hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, removal of hematoma and small bowel exploration; hemoperitoneum; was caused to sustain otherwise unnecessary abdominal scarring; was caused to be rendered infertile; was caused to require a prolonged hospitalization stay; was caused to suffer a severe loss of energy and weight; was caused to undergo otherwise unnecessary surgical procedures; was caused to suffer pain, mental anguish, emotional distress, embarrassment and anxiety . . . was caused to be confined to home, hospital and bed . . . and this plaintiff was otherwise damaged, all of which damages and injuries are permanent in nature and continuing into the future.  

McClendon

Court Document: 

NY Manhattan McClendon Malpractice Complaint 12.12.03

Excerpt: 

8. Defendants . . . committed acts of medical malpractice in connection with the care and treatment rendered to [Plaintiff] . . . in failing to diagnose Plaintiff’s true condition, in failing to properly treat her condition, in failing to perform necessary treatment, in negligently, carelessly and recklessly managing her medical care . . .

9. As a result of the foregoing, [Plaintiff] has suffered severe and permanent personal injuries, has experienced pain and suffering, emotional and psychic trauma, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, has suffered permanent hearing loss and has incurred otherwise unnecessary expenses and future financial injury.

Pusey

NY Manhattan Pusey 2017 Malpractice Complaint

Excerpt from Complaint:

15. That the defendants PLANNED PARENTHOOD . . . were negligent and committed malpractice in performing surgery in a negligent manner; in negligently perforating the uterus; in negligently lacerating, traumatizing and injuring the left uterine artery; in negligently causing massive hemorrhage and shock; in rendering negligent post-operative monitoring, care and treatment; in failing to exercise proper supervision . . .
16. That by reason of the foregoing, the plaintiff was proximately caused to sustain severe and permanent personal injuries, pain, suffering loss of enjoyment of life, mental anguish, cosmetic disfigurement, economic and pecuniary damages.

Richards

NY Manhattan Richards 2005 Malpractice Complaint

13. That on or about April 8, 2004, plaintiff was admitted to SUNY Downstate Medical Center where she was diagnosed with a right ruptured ectopic pregnancy and was required to undergo a diagnostic laparoscopy, exploratory laparotomy, evacuation of hematoma, right partial salpingectomy, and lysis of adhesions.

14. That defendants departed and deviated from good and accepted gynecological and obstetrical practice in the care and treatment rendered to plaintiff and that as a result of the negligent and careless treatment rendered to the plaintiff, plaintiff sustained serious injury and was required to undergo hospitalization and procedure and, upon information and belief, further hospitalizations and procedures may be required . . .

16. That defendants were negligent and careless . . . in failing to adequately test and exam plaintiff and diagnose an ectopic or tubal pregnancy . . .

17. By reason of the foregoing, plaintiff sustained severe and serious personal injuries; was caused to suffer severe physical pain and mental anguish as a result thereof; and many of the injuries are of a permanent and lasting nature; that plaintiff was confined to bed and home and hospital as a result thereof; and was incapacitated from attending to her usual duties and activities.

Ruiz

Court Document: 

NY Manhattan Ruiz Malpractice Complaint 02.08.12

Excerpt: 

16. As a result of the foregoing, the Plaintiff . . . has suffered serious and severe permanent personal injuries, including but not limited to conscious pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, uterine perforation, hemorrhage, exploratory laparotomy and other injuries.

Note: This is filed in the Bronx court, but the petition specifies the Manhattan facility. 

Thompson

NY Manhattan Thompson 2021 Complaint

11. That at all times mentioned herein defendants . . . were negligent in failing to follow good and accepted medical and surgical practices . . . in failing to properly consult the plaintiff’s chart and/or medical records; in failing to properly diagnose plaintiff’s condition; in failing to timely and properly perform surgeries . . . in negligently perforating plaintiff’s uterine; in failing to use the proper surgical tools; in failing to properly examine plaintiff, especially plaintiff’s uterus . . .

12. That as a result . . . plaintiff was caused to sustain severe and permanent personal injuries including uterine injuries, bowel injuries, nerve injuries, pain and suffering, medical expenses, loss of enjoyment of life, pain and suffering and other damages.