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Verdicts & Settlements

Plaintiff was a retired veteran visiting the Washington, DC area sightseeing with his wife and family. Due to his age, plaintiff utilized a scooter to travel between places. During a shuttle bus trip which was equipped to transport the plaintiff and the scooter from the metro station to the hotel in Virginia, the driver of the hotel's shuttle bus failed to strap the scooter in place. During the trip, the driver braked and caused the scooter to fall on top of the plaintiff. As a result, the plaintiff was taken to the hospital and suffered numerous injuries which lasted many years. Counsel for plaintiff obtained a seven figure settlement on behalf of the plaintiff.

Because the results obtained in specific cases depend on a variety of factors unique to each case, past case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in future cases undertaken by a lawyer or law firm.

Counsel obtained a jury verdict for $767,000 in a medical malpractice lawsuit for a woman who was admitted into Washington Hospital Center for bypass surgery. During her admission at Washington Hospital Center, the doctors and nurses failed to monitor her breathing tube and left the breathing too long in the Plaintiff's airway. As a result of the prolonged intubation, Plaintiff suffered permanent damage to her larynx and vocal cords that caused her to have trouble breathing and speaking.

Gabriel Assaad was involved in a large confidential settlement for a young college man who was transfused blood during a hospitalization at a hospital in Washington, DC. The Plaintiff was a young man who was awaiting a second kidney transplant and was planning on receiving a transplant from a family member in a few months. During a hospitalization, the physician administered a blood transfusion to the plaintiff which caused him to develop new antibodies and therefore was no longer a match for the kidney that was previously an acceptable match. In addition, because of the blood transfusion, the plaintiff was not a match for 99% of the kidneys in the population. Thankfully, many years after the transfusion, a miracle occurred and an acceptable match was ultimately found. However, during those years, plaintiff suffered extreme emotional depression and had to obtain dialysis three times a week.

Gabriel Assaad represented the family of the decedent in a medical malpractice and wrongful death action. The decedent was a diabetic who was admitted into a DC hospital and had gas gangrene, a severe infection, in his foot. After being admitted to the Emergency Room, the hospital left him in the hall of the emergency room for over twenty-four hours. Due to the extended time the decedent was not treated and left in the hall way, he went into diabetic shock and dies following a routine procedure. The case settled shortly after filing the lawsuit for a large confidential settlement.

Plaintiff obtained a six figure settlement on the eve before trial. Plaintiff was successful businessman in Maryland who was diagnosed with a rare cancer in his nasal area. During the surgery, the physician packed the nasal cavity and instructed the nursing staff to perform neurological tests regularly. Unfortunately, the nurse on duty was a traveling nurse and was unaware of the complications that can occur. The packing caused pressure on the optical nerve and caused the plaintiff to go blind. Although the patient complained of problems with his eyesight and they were noted in the medical record, the traveling nurse failed to notify the surgeon. As a result, the plaintiff became blind in one eye.