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.