2021Jane Doe, age 77, presented to the hospital for an outpatient procedure, but ended up having to be admitted overnight to the hospital to complete the procedure the next day. Following the attempted procedure, the hospital transfer technician, while transferring Ms. Doe on a rolling stretcher to her room, did not appreciate that her left foot was protruding off of the left side of the stretcher. As he was rolling her down the hospital hallway, the transfer technician rolling the stretcher suddenly moved the stretcher to the left side of the hall against the wall to make room for staff moving another patient through the hallway. Ms. Doe’s foot forcefully hit the wall. Ms. Doe suffered a spiral type fracture of the distal tibia and a comminuted transverse fracture of the fibula. An orthopedic surgeon was consulted but determined he could not perform surgery and she remained in a splint and was prepared for discharge. She went for a short period for rehabilitation at a nursing home and after receiving physical therapy was not able to bear weight on her left leg. Ms. Doe had a prior stroke with resulting left-sided weakness. Ms. Doe passed away from unrelated causes on Dec. 16, 2020. The parties settled this case on a confidential basis for $250,000 on June 17, 2021.