A jury awarded recently that family of 59-year-old Thomas Murphy, a man, the sepsis died at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Maryland, $1.44 million.  This medical malpractice judgment came about, because the doctor not Murphy with care, so the jury judgment the.

Temple, two other doctors and St. Joseph, were named in the lawsuit, which was initiated in Baltimore County Circuit Court Dr. Richard.

The lawyer represented the Murphy family, Julia R. Arfaa, stated that temple carried out numerous tests, including an x ray and CT scan.  Arfaa said that these tests have shown that Murphy is suffering from sepsis.  He died one day after he was admitted to the hospital.

According to Ronald Shaw, Temple, the lawyer, the doctor, Murphy believed some sort of infection, such as such as pneumonia.  Temple Murphy treated with a broad-spectrum antibiotic and included him in the hospital.  Shaw said that temple had sepsis at the time as, but not sure about a source.  He said that temple was appropriate treatment and that Murphy for several days before he had been sick in the hospital.

"Does he see patients with a variety of problems."  He makes a first diagnosis and decides to send to the hospital, "said Shaw."

St. Joseph and the other two physicians was settled out of court.

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