In addition to the results listed below, Teresa has secured multiple seven-figure settlements that are confidential and cannot be reported.

$9.0 million settlement of a wrongful conception claim with a Twin Cities Health Care Provider. The claim involved pre-conception negligence and the subsequent birth of a child with a genetic disease.

$6.0 million settlement in medication error case.

$2.6 million settlement on behalf of a 72 year old married male, involving a delay in diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer by a Twin Cities Clinic, resulting in decreased life expectancy and quality of life.

$2.0 million settlement in the medical malpractice wrongful death of a pediatric patient following an adverse reaction to IV ceftriaxone medication. 

$350,000 settlement in a South Dakota medical negligence claim for wrongful death. 

$875,000 settlement in a South Dakota medical negligence wrongful death claim.

$1.1 million settlement in a medical malpractice wrongful death case of a 77-year-old male related to a misdiagnosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm by a Twin Cities health provider.

$1.4 million jury verdict in Hennepin County in an underinsured motorist claim where our client, a 28-year-old-high school science teacher, developed chronic debilitating headaches after being hit by an inattentive driver. The jury found significant damages including more than $900,000 for past and future medical expenses based on the testimony of the medical experts we worked with and the jury rejected the defense attempts to minimize the extent and severity of the injuries. The verdict will help our client obtain the medical care necessary to treat her debilitating headaches she will likely need to live with her entire life.

$1,100,000 jury verdict in Dakota County wrongful death case involving medical negligence by a family-practice physician employed by a large healthcare organization. Our client brought this claim on behalf of his family due to the wrongful death of his wife, a 44 year old woman who died after suffering a cardiac arrest several hours after being evaluated and released from a local hospital for her complaints of chest pain.  The evidence at trial established that the emergency medicine physician failed to complete a thorough evaluation to rule out an acute coronary event prior to discharge. The jury found that the defendant was negligent in the care provided to our client’s wife, and that the physician’s negligence was a direct cause of her death

$3,000,000 settlement for cauda equina syndrome injury after spinal fusion at Minneapolis VA Medical Center on behalf of a former Marine and ironworker. Settlement will allow him to pay for modifications to his home and for his future care needs.

$1,150,000 settlement on behalf of an infant who suffered a brain bleed and permanent right sided blindness and hydrocephalus as a result of a medication error in which he was given the wrong medication at an excessive rate while he was a patient in a hospital intensive care unit. The settlement will provide needed resources for the child to obtain medical care, therapy, and adaptions to manage his disability throughout his life. 

$475,000 settlement in a medical malpractice wrongful death case involving the death of a 34-year-old woman from undiagnosed infectious endocarditis, which led to aortic valve damage and heart failure, causing death.

$1,100,000 settlement involving negligent upstaging of endometrial uterine cancer in a 46-year-old patient, from contained and curable endometrial cancer to metastatic and incurable peritoneal cancer, caused by the failure of the gynecologist to perform endometrial biopsy prior to performing a minimally invasive hysterectomy using a power morcellator. The use of the morcellator negligently spread the cancer throughout the peritoneum. Despite aggressive treatment, the patient died from widespread peritoneal cancer approximately 18 months later.

Confidential settlement of $1,500,000 in birth injury case in which child suffered hypoxic ischemic injury, resulting in cerebral palsy.

$1,725,000 settlement in a Hennepin County medical malpractice case involving a medication error by a health provider that led to significant injury.

Wrongful death medical malpractice settlement related to a delay in diagnosis of cancer. $450,000.

$1,000,000 confidential settlement was reached in an auto case where the plaintiff suffered a whiplash injury when she was rear-ended at low speed, resulting in disabling chronic subjective dizziness.

$175,000 settlement on behalf of client who suffered a vertebral compression fracture during a car crash. Subsequent treatment by neurosurgeon included kyphoplasty procedure, which worsened pain. Subsequent treating orthopedic surgeon was critical of kyphoplasty procedure, and was expected to testify that kyphoplasty procedure was contraindicated under the circumstances, and resulted in need for subsequent lumbar fusion to stabilize spine at  L2-4.

$600,000 settlement on behalf of minor child who suffered a brachial plexus injury when shoulder dystocia was encountered during birth. Plaintiff alleged negligence on the part of defendant obstetricians for failing to obtain an obstetrical ultrasound to check fetal size prior to delivery, and negligence in the delivery of the child. Settlement was structured with expected lifetime benefits of $1,275,000.