Case Results

$45 Million Verdict Medical Malpractice – Hospital Negligent Credentialing

Largest Hospital Negligent Credentialing Verdict in Oklahoma Brewster & De Angelis represented a minor child who suffered a life-altering injury as a direct result of negligent care and treatment during and after surgery. Our client was diagnosed with a thyroglossal duct cyst, and it was recommended he undergo a Sistrunk procedure to remove the cyst. Our client alleged that the hospital allowed an unqualified surgeon to perform this surgery.

$6.0 Million Settlement Truck Accident- Negligence

Our client’s husband was traveling on the highway and was unable to see the utility pole. He clipped the utility pole causing him to lose control of his vehicle. He impacted the gasoline pump at a convenience store and was doused with gasoline which explosively ignited. He survived three months in intensive care before finally succumbing to his injuries.

$4.5 Million Verdict Failure to Diagnose- Wrongful Death

Our client presented to his doctor with ringing in his ears and balance problems. The doctor diagnosed him with tinnitus or ringing in his ears. He was not referred for further evaluation. Subsequently, he was seen by another doctor and immediately hospitalized. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The young man died subsequent to trial at age 15.

$2.8 Million Verdict Failure to Monitor- Wrongful Death

At the age of four, a young girl was diagnosed with myocarditis and eventually required a pacemaker implant. The girl’s parents brought an action for the wrongful death of their child alleging that the doctors had been negligent in their reading of the testing on the Holter Monitor.

Record-Setting $66 Million Verdict Oil Lawsuit

A jury awarded over $66 million to be paid by Shell Oil Company to two families in a civil lawsuit in Stephens County District Court on May 9.

$15.6 Million Verdict Bad Faith- Wrongful Death

Tulsa County jurors awarded $15,640,000 in damages at a civil trial based on allegations that an insurance company acted in bad faith in handling a claim that resulted from a fatal traffic accident.

$15 Million Verdict Product Liability- Wrongful Death

A federal product liability lawsuit that originally resulted in a $15 million verdict against Ford Motor Co. has been settled on undisclosed terms.

$15 Million Verdict Automotive Negligence

Our clients were the parents of a young man who died in a single-vehicle rollover. The roof of the SUV collapsed into the passenger compartment pushing the young man’s head into his chest and trapping him in that position.

$2.7 Million Settlement A Two-Week Jail Confinement Led To The Loss Of Both Legs

The two-week jail stint ended up costing him both of his legs when an infection caused by blood clots progressed to the point that doctors had no choice but to amputate.