Devescovi v. Anonymous Physician
Recovery: $750,000
On December 17, 2002, Ms. Devescovi began receiving treatment from the defendant doctor for a staph infection. Contrary to the standard of care, the doctor discontinued IV antibiotics after only a short period of time without performing any cultures to see if the infection was still present. The infection, in fact, still existed, and once the antibiotics were discontinued, the infection spread into other parts of Ms. Devescovi’s body, including her heart and back. Ms. Devescovi ultimately had to be hospitalized for 70 days to treat the staph infection. Her treatments included surgery to replace the heart valve that was damaged by the staph infection and surgery to remove the infection from her lower back. None of this treatment would have been necessary had the defendant doctor responded properly to the infection.
