Hospital bungles emergency treatment, agrees to pay several million

David Rosenbaum was attacked and beaten with a pipe in northwest Washington D.C. He was rushed to Howard University Hospital. But after arriving, he was not seen by a doctor for over 90 minutes (an hour and a half!) and did not receive a neurological examination for almost four hours. He died of a brain injury two days later.

This was back in January of 2006. It has now been reported that Rosenbaum’s family has settled with the hospital. While details are confidential, it has been reported that the settlement involved several million dollars.

… Yet another example of a grossly negligent defendant being held accountable through the only possible means—the wallet!