Margot A. Heflick

Biography

Cases

• Won a jury verdict for a healthcare team in a $40 million medical malpractice trial in Des Moines, Iowa.
• Successfully defended a physician against a contemplated action by the New Mexico Medical Board following a patient death resulting from an undiagnosed bowel obstruction.
• Obtained dismissal with no money paid for a physician accused of negligence that contributed to a woman's death following severe sepsis and multi-organ failure.
• Won dismissal with prejudice for two employees of a New Mexico detention center who were accused of civil rights violations that led to an inmate's suicide.
• Successfully defended an emergency room physician accused of negligence following a pediatric patient death resulting from epileptic seizures and brain damage.
• Represented an emergency room physician accused of negligence following a pediatric patient death resulting from a rare lung complication.
• Represented an obstetrician facing allegations of mismanaged care. The plaintiffs claimed that the care following an emergency C-section resulted in the mother sustaining a hypoxic brain injury.
• Represented two emergency room physicians against negligence claims following pediatric patient deaths as a result of pneumonia/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
• Defended a radiologist against negligence claims related to a misplaced catheter that allegedly caused the plaintiff to suffer extensive damages and to require prolonged hospitalization.
• Successfully settled two wrongful death medical malpractice cases for a company providing healthcare services in a prison.
• Favorably settled or handled multiple medical malpractice cases involving allegations of missed cancer diagnoses.
• Favorably settled a wrongful death case filed against a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center following the death of a patient who left the premises.
• Successfully defended physicians against contemplated actions by the New Mexico Medical Board.

Other Experience

Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors