Cantor & Grana listed in Virginia Lawyers Weekly for largest settlements in Va for 2010
Verdict: 2 million
Type of Case: Medical malpractice, wrongful death
Attorneys: Irvin V. Cantor and Stephanie E. Grana, Richmond
Summary: Several hours after undergoing a laparoscopic gall bladder surgery, the patient, a 33-year-old man who suffered from sleep apnea, was found breathless with his continuous positive airway pressure device not affixed to his face. The patient was unable to be resuscitated and ultimately died. The plaintiff alleged failure to provide proper post- surgical care to a sleep apnea patient, failure to adequately monitor the patient and failure to timely and adequately resuscitate the patient.
