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Failure to properly diagnose, manage aortic dissection
March/April 2024Michael Brant, 45, allegedly went to a hospital ER and reported troubling symptoms. He was subsequently discharged and died the next day of a ruptured aortic dissection. He is survived by his four children, one of whom was a minor.
Brant’s estate sued an ER physician and hospital, alleging failure to properly diagnose and treat the dissection.
The parties settled for $1 million.
Citation: Bullock v. Morrell, No. 2015-24373 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. Montgomery Cnty. Sept. 18, 2023).
Plaintiff counsel: Paul Lauricella and Mark Schork, both of Philadelphia.
