{"id":257,"date":"2014-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/man-receives-9-million-medical-malpractice-award-for-amputation\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:17","slug":"man-receives-9-million-medical-malpractice-award-for-amputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/man-receives-9-million-medical-malpractice-award-for-amputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Receives $9 Million Medical Malpractice Award for Amputation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | February 28, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Many Chicago residents have suffered broken bones. Although a broken bone can be painful, it is usually not serious or life-threatening. However, one man went through multiple surgeries and amputations after his ankle was broken and his toes became infected. He filed a <a href=\"\/medical-malpractice\/\">medical malpractice<\/a> suit and was recently awarded $9.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>The 45-year-old former public safety dispatcher from New York was walking to work in October 2004 when he fell on some steps. He first received treatment from one doctor, but he began to experience pain in his little toe. He sought treatment from another doctor, who performed multiple surgeries on the toe before it had to be amputated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/man-receives-9-million-medical-malpractice-award-for-amputation\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Man Receives $9 Million Medical Malpractice Award for Amputation\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | February 28, 2014 Many Chicago residents have suffered broken bones. Although a broken bone can be painful, it is usually not serious or life-threatening. However, one man went through multiple surgeries and amputations after his ankle was broken and his toes became infected. 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