On August 27, 2004, the decedent, a 78-year-old woman who was suffering a disease of her kidneys, underwent cardiac catheterization. During the minutes that followed the completion of the catheterization, the decedent experienced a sharp decline of her condition, and passed away several hours later.
The plaintiff (the decedent’s daughter), maintained that the decedent’s death was the result of a perforation of her external iliac artery, which occurred during the catheterization. She further contended that the defendants’ failure to diagnose the decedent was the proximate cause of death. Ultimately, the parties reached a trial settlement of $400,000 for the plaintiff.
