Bobby Jones, a 50-year-old father of two and an avid golfer, tennis player and boater, discovered a lump in his ankle. He immediately made an appointment to see his doctor who biopsied the growth and sent it to pathology for a microscopic evaluation. The biopsy report came back clear. The pathologist reported that the growth was benign and of no concern. Bob and his family were relieved.But, unfortunately, this was not to be a happy ending. Two years later the lump reappeared. This time Bob’s doctor sent the biopsy to a different pathologist who determined that the lump was in fact cancerous and had been two years ago as well. Because the correct diagnosis came so late, Bob’s doctor informed the Jones family that amputation of Bob’s left leg was necessary to prevent the cancer from spreading farther into his body. Bob’s left leg was amputated below the knee. If the first pathologist had read the biopsy correctly, Bob would still have the use of both of his legs today.

That’s when Bob turned to William E. Johnson. Bob was referred to Mr. Johnson because of his record of winning lawsuits resulting from medical errors. Mr. Johnson recovered $1.8 million for the Jones family.

Mr. Johnson showed how this very active man was now prevented from living life in the manner in which he was accustomed, prior to the amputation. Also, Bob’s job required a lot of traveling. After the amputation, Bob was no longer able to maintain the same rigorous pace at work and had to take a pay cut as a result of the injury.

Mr. Johnson was able to recover money based on Bob’s future wages, his past and future medical bills, and pain and suffer-ing for both Bob and his wife. Mr. Johnson ensured that the family’s financial security would not be marred by the doctor’s colossal error.