Rhode Island Firm Wins $25 Million Jury Verdict Against Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, R.I. law firm Mandell Schwartz & Boisclair won a $25.6 million verdict for a plaintiff who sued Rhode Island Hospital in the largest negligence verdict ever in the state.
The state’s largest hospital admitted that seven doctors and two nurses were negligent in caring for a patient who sought treatment in for a head injury in 2009. After his stay in the hospital, he left with permanent, debilitating injuries.
“The hospital conceded before trial that its staff misdiagnosed Carl Beauchamp, failed to check on him and do required exams, failed to communicate with other staff about his condition and missed signs that his condition was worsening during a span of less than 48 hours,” according to a report in The Providence Journal.