Mr. Peterson was co-counsel in this case that went to trial in San Francisco that resulted in a record-setting verdict for the brain injured driver who was rear-ended by a delivery truck.
Primary care physician failed to diagnosis necrotizing fasciitis, a potentially lethal infection, that resulted in amputations of all four limbs.
A NICU nurse perforated the infant client’s heart while inserting a PICC line leading to brain injury.
Neonatologist/pediatrician did not appreciate changes in vital signs that are the hallmark of meningitis delaying the administration of antibiotics resulting in a brain injury.
Failure to diagnose coronary artery disease. In this case the patient presented to his primary care physician with symptoms consistent with a heart attack. His physician diagnosed a gastrointestinal illness and he died from a heart attack four hours later.
During an outpatient pain management procedure my client’s blood oxygenation fell to zero causing an anoxic brain injury.
In this case the patient presented with symptoms consistent with having stroke and was discharged. He later suffered a debilitating stroke.