Federal Magistrate Orders Military to Pay in Malpractice Lawsuit
http://www.burgsimpson.com/malpractice.htmlThe U.S Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act was ordered to pay $8.6 million to a woman whose arm was ravaged by necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh eating bacteria that eat away at the deeper layers of skin. Jean Phillips went to see a military doctor at Scott Air Force Base in 2002 seeking treatment for pain and swelling in her right arm. According to the lawsuit, the doctor failed to properly diagnose and treat her telling her to take some Motrin. The disease progressed and she was left with a ravaged arm and debilitating pain.
