$1.6M Recovery for Survivor of Esophageal Perforation

Attorneys Mark W. Tanner and James P. Faunes secured this $1.6 million settlement for a client who suffered an esophageal perforation in a medical malpractice lawsuit in Brooklyn, New York. The plaintiff underwent cervical spine surgery, after which the defendants failed to recognize and treat the development of a retropharyngeal fistula. The failure resulted in extensive infective damage to the soft tissues and spine of the plaintiff’s throat and neck.