Graciela McCallum lived a full life before she suffered a paralyzing stroke. At 73, she had a fiance, traveled often and was living her dream of running a small florist boutique and interior design shop. But a medical emergency in 2013 derailed the active lifestyle that had been a source of pride and left her requiring 24-hour care.
Her lawyers claimed doctors practicing “assembly line medicine” had taken McCallum off a preventative drug, triggering a debilitating injury five months later. They claimed the error was avoidable, especially since McCallum was under the care of not one, but two, cardiologists.
