42-year-old woman filed a lawsuit against her family practice doctor for failing to properly evaluate her breast lump. The physician did not believe the lump was cancerous and did not perform any biopsies or send her to a surgeon for evaluation. She was told that the lump was nothing to be concerned about. The lump persisted for several years and she was finally referred to a surgeon. She underwent a mastectomy and cancer was found in the breast and by then it had traveled to her lymph nodes.

Woman found to have a breast lump and was referred to a surgeon for evaluation. The surgeon recommended surgery to biopsy the lump and recommended a mastectomy if the lump tested positive for cancer. During the biopsy surgery, tissue was sent to the pathology department for examination. The pathologist determined that the tissue contained cancer. The surgeon proceeded to perform the mastectomy. At the woman's six-week follow-up check up with her surgeon, he informed her that the pathologist had incorrectly read the biopsy slide and that the cells were not cancerous. Therefore, her breast was removed unnecessarily.

36-year-old woman detected a breast lump and went to her ob/gyn for evaluation. The physician performed a needle aspiration to remove fluid from the lump and see if it was only a cyst. He requested that she return to his office in one month. When she returned one month later, the lump was still present. He again performed a needle aspiration and this time sent the specimen to a lab in Louisville, Kentucky for interpretation. The results were reported that no cancer cells were present. The patient was then told that there was nothing to worry about and to return if she notices that lump changing or increasing in size. Two years later, she noticed that the lump seemed to be getting larger. She returned to the ob/gyn and this time the partner examined her. He also told her that the lump was not cancerous and if she wanted to get it out because it bothered her then she could call a surgeon. She did follow-up with a surgeon and the lump was indeed cancerous. The cancer had also spread to her lymph nodes.

Woman gives birth to her daughter at a local hospital. When her daughter was born she was found to have a broken collarbone and her left arm was partially paralyzed. The infant was found to have Erb's Palsy, which is when the nerves in the shoulder are damaged. The issue was whether the obstetrician properly delivered the newborn in the presence of shoulder dystocia.

42-year-old woman goes to the emergency department for abdominal pain and an IVP test with contrast dye is performed to check her kidney. After having the test, she develops hives and has some itching, nausea and vomiting. She is determined at that time to have had an allergic reaction to the contrast dye and was given Benadryl to stop the allergic reaction. Three months later, she returned to the hospital to have a CT scan of her abdomen with contrast dye. Within moments of being given the contrast dye, she became unable to breath and her heart stopped. A code blue was called however, it took approximately 20 minutes to get her heart restarted. After a lawsuit was filed it was learned that an allergy sticker had not been placed on her chart when she had the first allergic reaction to the dye. Had the allergy sticker been placed, she would not have been given the dye a second time.