Author: Gregory Unatin, Esq.

When a patient with a recently implanted artificial heart valve arrived at the hospital in shock, the correct diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis was initially noted—then inexplicably ignored. Sent home with an aggressive infection ravaging his heart, the patient suffered catastrophic and fatal consequences. This case study details how Lupetin & Unatin, LLC investigated this devastating diagnostic failure to secure justice for his grieving family.

Following a routine delivery, a newborn baby was not breathing. Instead of performing immediate, standard neonatal resuscitation, the medical team hesitated, wasting critical minutes while the infant was deprived of oxygen. The delay caused severe, permanent brain damage and lifelong developmental challenges. This case study details how Lupetin & Unatin, LLC proved the medical team deviated from standard protocols and secured justice for the family.

When a patient presented with severe back pain and neurological symptoms, critical medical details were lost during a flawed hospital handoff and transfer of care. Because vital information was omitted, essential spine imaging was delayed for days while a spinal epidural abscess crushed the patient’s spinal cord, resulting in permanent paralysis. This case study illustrates how communication breakdowns lead to catastrophic delays, and how Lupetin & Unatin, LLC uncovers systemic failures to secure justice for families.

When a patient sought emergency care for severe, sudden abdominal pain, his medical team discovered a large, symptomatic aortic aneurysm. Instead of performing emergency, life-saving surgery, they relied on inaccurate measurements and chose to discharge him with a “wait and see” approach. Days later, the aneurysm ruptured, resulting in his tragic and entirely preventable death. This case study details how Lupetin & Unatin secured justice for his family.

When a patient sought emergency care for severe chest pain, he relied on his medical team to accurately read his EKG. Tragically, an obvious ST-elevation pattern was repeatedly misread as “nonspecific” over four days, resulting in a delayed heart attack diagnosis and fatal cardiac arrest. This case study details how these critical diagnostic failures occurred and how Lupetin & Unatin, LLC fought to secure justice for his grieving family.

When a Pennsylvania woman underwent a hysterectomy to resolve a frightening diagnosis, she expected it to be a definitive surgical cure. Instead, her surgeon performed the wrong procedure—a negligent “cut-through” hysterectomy that dangerously compromised her health and required extensive follow-up care. This case study examines how a routine operation turned into a medical nightmare, and how Lupetin & Unatin held the surgical team accountable.