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Exploding Bottle
On July 4, 2007, Linda and Marc Gallelli and their 16-month old son, Nicholas, went to a relative’s house for a 4th of July family party. Family was gathered outside on the deck. While appetizers were being served, Nicholas was standing on the deck when a bottle of Corona beer spontaneously exploded out of a cooler. Shards of glass flew everywhere and one unfortunately flew into Nicholas’ left eye. Though an ambulance arrived within minutes, doctors were unable to save Nicholas’ vision. He is permanently blind in his left eye.
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South Oaks
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Jacob, a 28 year-old married father, checked himself into South Oaks Hospital for alcohol and drug detoxification / rehabilitation, wanting to provide a better life for his family. However, on his third night there, something went terribly wrong.  Despite South Oaks Hospital’s protocols requiring patients be checked hourly, Jacob was found dead in his bed.  He had been dead for many hours.

Sean, a 19 year-old college student, was admitted to South Oaks Hospital late one evening for observation.  While both Sean’s medical condition and South Oaks Hospital’s protocols required Sean be continually monitored every 15 minutes, he was found dead in his bed early the next morning. He had been dead for hours.

Margaret, a 70 year-old grandmother, was admitted to South Oaks Hospital for observation and was found dead in her bed a few days later.



Restricted License
Jean, a 46 year-old wife and mother of three went to the hospital complaining of abdominal pains. She was diagnosed with appendicitis and scheduled for surgery. Unknown to her, the surgeon had a restricted license. After removing Jean’s appendix, the surgeon unnecessarily cut out a large section of her colon causing her entire small bowel became gangrenous. As a result, Jean died two days later.



Comatose Mother
Tracey, a 35 year-old mother of three, went to the hospital for the birth of her fourth child. Anesthesia was improperly injected into Tracey’s spine causing her to suffer respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and ultimately rendering her comatose. Her newborn daughter died one month later as a result of the events.  Tracey’s three surviving children are now being raised separately from each other. Tracey is in a permanent semi-vegetative state.



Blind After Surgery
Frank, a 48 year-old father of two was admitted to the hospital following a fall from a roof in which he suffered multiple injuries.  Shortly thereafter, while he was still medically unstable, spinal surgery was performed on him. Frank woke up from the surgery blind.