--- description: $17.1 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict title: $17.1 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict - Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. canonical: https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/17-1-million-dollar-medical-malpractice-verdict/ date_modified: 2024-09-04T20:38:53+00:00 practice_area: medical-malpractice --- $17.1 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict - Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. # $17.1 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict [Home](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/) » $17.1 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict What's On This Page View All Practice Areas Get free advice about the compensation you deserve. At Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C., our car accident attorneys fight tirelessly to secure the compensation you deserve, handling every aspect of your case to protect your rights. Trust us to stand by you and advocate aggressively on your behalf. "*" indicates required fields Name* First Last Name* Last Email** Phone*Are you a new client?*Are you a new client? *Yes, I'm a potential new client.No, I'm a current existing client.I'm neitherCase TypeCase TypeMotor Vehicle AccidentSlip & FallAssaultMedical MalpracticeAbuseWork InjuryOtherWere You at Fault?Were You At Fault?NoYesUnknownWhere Did The Incident Occur?Where Did The Incident Occur?Washington, D.C.VirginiaMarylandOtherDid The Accident Occur In the Last Two Years?Did The Accident Occur In the Last Two Years?YesNoShare Brief Description of the Incident* ## $17.1 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict Obtained in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia On April 6, 2022 Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. obtained a jury verdict of $17,107,000 in D.C. Superior Court in the case of *Shanay Batey, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Tiffaney Dunbar v. Washington Hospital Center*. This was a [wrongful death](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/wrongful-death/) case that arose as a result of negligent treatment at the Washington Hospital Center’s Women’s Wellness Clinic. Tiffaney Dunbar was 33 years old at the time of her death, and had 3 minor children. Ms. Dunbar presented to the Washington Women’s Wellness Center on February 7, 2017 complaining of vaginal bleeding, which she had been experiencing for two weeks. She was seen by a nurse practitioner who ordered a rapid pregnancy test. The rapid pregnancy test showed that Ms. Dunbar was pregnant. The nurse practitioner then ordered bloodwork and performed a bedside transvaginal ultrasound. The nurse practitioner could not confirm the presence of a fetus in the uterus while performing the bedside ultrasound. This should have been a red flag that Ms. Dunbar likely had an ectopic pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy in which the fetus develops outside the uterus, typically in a fallopian tube. An ectopic pregnancy is a medical emergency. The fallopian tubes are not designed to hold a growing fetus. As the fetus grows, it will cause the fallopian tube to rupture. This will cause excessive bleeding, and will likely lead to death. After not seeing the fetus in the uterus, the nurse practitioner failed to even look in the fallopian tubes, which she could have easily done while performing the bedside ultrasound. Instead, she instructed Ms. Dunbar to come back to the clinic in two days to get follow-up bloodwork. Unfortunately, Ms. Dunbar did not understand the deadly nature of her condition and did not return to get the bloodwork. The nurse practitioner called Ms. Dubar a few days after Ms. Dunbar did not appear for the bloodwork. The nurse asked Ms. Dunbar to come into the clinic for the missed bloodwork **but again failed to tell Ms. Dunbar that she might have an ectopic pregnancy, which could be deadly. ** Unfortunately, the ectopic pregnancy ruptured on February 17, 2022, causing Ms. Dunbar’s death. The jury found the hospital negligent and found that the nurse practitioner failed to properly inform Ms. Dunbar of her potentially fatal condition. The jury awarded $15,000,000 to the deceased’s three minor children for loss of education, guidance, and support, $500,000 for 30 minutes of conscious pain and suffering, and $1,607,000 for lost wages and lost household services. This unnecessary death is tragic, but we are glad that we were able to bring justice to this family and hold the Washington Hospital Center accountable. Get free advice about the compensation you deserve. 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