Case Results

$46 million on behalf of a 22-year-old college student from Peru who suffered significant brain damage during a botched procedure to insert a tracheal tube to normalize breathing following a spinal tap to rule out meningitis.

$27.5 million trial verdict on behalf of an 8-month-old boy and his family after the boy was left severely brain damaged when his head was bent and air supply to his windpipe cut off during a spinal tap to test for meningitis. Child was left mentally retarded and quadriplegic. Hospital denied any negligence.

Meningitis is swelling and inflammation of the membranes surrounding the spinal cord and brain, which can lead to serious neurological damage and death.

The New York meningitis lawyers and birth injury attorneys at Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool have the knowledge and experience to deal with neonatal meningitis present in infants at birth and our New York personal injury and wrongful death attorneys have the medical knowledge and experience to fight for your rights in the wake of misdiagnosis or mistreatment of meningitis in children and adults.

The most common causes of meningitis are viral infections, which can get better without treatment. But bacterial or fungal meningitis infections are very serious and can result in brain damage or death.

Symptoms can include chills and fever, nausea and vomiting, a change in mental status, headaches, stiff neck, light sensitivity, agitation and rapid breathing.

Diagnosing between viral and bacterial meningitis is critical for effective treatment, as is determining the proper course of treatment for various bacteria associated with the more serious diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.

Medication, including antibiotics and IV fluids, are used to treat brain swelling, seizures and shock. Meningitis is a cause of high temperatures present in new born infants.

Neonatal meningitis present in infants at birth can be associated with developmental delays, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, seizures and hearing problems.

Untreated or mistreated meningitis can lead to serious neurological problems, disability and death.

If you are dealing with an infant or child’s diagnosis of meningitis, the New York birth injury attorneys and the personal injury and wrongful death lawyers at Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool offer free and confidential appointments to discuss your rights.

Call the New York law office of Queller, Fisher, Washor, Fuchs & Kool at 212-406-1700.