$21.1 Million Deal Reached Over Misdiagnosis That Left Woman A Quadruple Amputee

Mealey's (November 12, 2018, 6:26 PM EST) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A woman reached a $21.1 million settlement with the federal government in litigation alleging that health care providers at a Native American medical facility in Alaska misdiagnosed her cellulitis and sepsis as shingles.  The lack of appropriate medical care led to the partial amputation of all four of her limbs, the plaintiff’s firm said in a statement on Oct. 23 (Mardi Strong v. United States, No. 13-00165, D. Alaska)....