Date: 07-20-2001

Case Style: Estate of Derungs v. Scripps Clinic

Case Number: Unknown

Judge: Unknown

Court: Superior Court, San Diego County, California

Plaintiff's Attorney: Todd E. Macaluso of Macaluso Rice Baker, et al., San Diego, California

Defendant's Attorney: Unknown

Description: Medical malpractice - Franco Derungs went to Scripps Clinic with an earache and chest pains. Doctors treated the earache, but ignored the chest pains. He was treated for the earache but not the chest pains and died on a heart attack in January 2000. The plaintiffs claimed that that Derungs had suffered a heart attack, but the drive to keep costs down, and the rush to get patients out, forces doctors to make deadly mistakes.

Outcome: Plaintiffs' verdict for $4.7 million.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: None