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Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Georgia Teacher, 28, collapsed at home... then woke up with no legs. Now she has won $70 million
A Georgia teacher has been awarded a $70 million payout more than a decade after botched medical treatment led to the amputation of both her legs. Jessica Powell's life took a dramatic turn in 2013 when she suddenly collapsed inside her home from hormone deficiency disease coupled with a stomach virus. The episode led to her being rushed to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany for life-saving medical help, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. However, the botched treatment ended with Powell losing both her legs above the knee. Then 28-years-old, Powell claimed this was the result of a reckless medication overdose administered by her doctors. Last month, the court agreed with her. On April 23, a Dougherty County jury awarded Powell, now 40, $70 million after taking only 30 minutes to rule in her favor, marking one of the largest awarded payouts in the state of Georgia for a medical malpractice case. 'That should tell you everything you need to know about who was right,' Matt Cook, one of Powell's lead attorneys, told Atlanta Journal. After reviewing two and a half weeks' of evidence, the court found the blame to fall on doctors Joe Morgan, James Palazzolo and Thomas Ungarino, along with Albany Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates and Albany Vascular Specialist Center. 'The verdict came as no surprise because we knew from Day One that our client was clearly mistreated by her physicians,' Cook said. 'What drove the result was just the repeated denials and unwillingness to accept responsibility in the face of overwhelming evidence of wrongdoing.' In March of 2013 Powell was rushed to Putney Memorial Hospital after collapsing, only to be hit with a devastating diagnosis of sepsis and shock once under the medical team's care. Doctors pumped Powell with a massive dose of Vasopressin, administering a dose two-and-a-half times higher than the maximum safe amount for a singular person over a 40-hour period. Since Vasopressin works by constricting blood vessels, Powell alleged that the overdose caused a dramatic drop in blood flow to the lower half of her body, specifically her legs and feet and ultimately starved them of oxygen. Morgan, one of the doctors named as at fault, allegedly brushed off Powell's care when he was called in to manage complications as the powerful drug was pulled and blood flow began returning to her body. However, what was meant to save Powell's life cost her both legs. From that point on, a legal battle erupted between Powell's attorneys and the hospital - a fight that would drag on for 12 years. All of those named at fault denied any wrongdoing, according to case filings reported in the Atlanta Journal. Throughout the case the medical professionals argued that they complied with the standard of care they intended to give, causing no harm to Powell. 'The care and treatment Ms Powell received at Phoebe (Putney Memorial Hospital) from Dr Palazzolo and others was necessary to save her life and preserve the function of her brain and other vital organs,' Palazzolo said in his September outline of the case, the Atlanta Journal reported. Ungarino, another physician blamed for the disaster, attempted to dodge blame by arguing that Powell's lower limbs were already irreversibly damaged before she even arrived at the hospital in critical condition, according to his case summary. The South Georgia jury ultimately decided to place 50 percent of the fault on Morgan and Albany Vascular Specialist Center, and the other half on Palazzolo, Ungarino and Albany Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates. All 12 jurors cleared the hospital of any responsibility, though the hospital settled Powell's claims against them before the trial and therefore was not listed as a defendant by the time it began. Attorneys for the doctors and companies issued a statement on Wednesday in response to the verdict, applauding Powell's lawyers for their performance in the courtroom and the judge for ensuring a fair and balanced trial, Atlanta Journal reported. While their statement acknowledged the 'tragic and highly complex medical emergency' Powell experienced in 2013, it also reiterated the physicians' 'appropriate' response to the incident. 'The physicians acted appropriately under extraordinarily difficult circumstances, and we respectfully disagree with the jury's verdict and any notion that these respected physicians failed to meet the standard of care,' the defense attorneys said. 'Unfortunately, the resulting bilateral above-the-knee amputations, while devastating, were an unavoidable consequence of the life-saving treatment provided.' However, Powell's lawyers argue that the verdict speaks volumes - the wrongdoing lies with those blamed by the court, which they say have been actively fighting her claims for over a decade. 'Instead of embracing their mistake, which probably would have resonated with the jury, they denied it and said, "We meant to administer the care this way,"' Shane Lazenby, another lead attorney for Powell said, Atlanta Journal reported. 'Jessica and her sisters are just great people and I think the jury connected with them because they're just good folks.'
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AI-Media Partners with AudioShake to Revolutionize Live Sports Audio and AI Voice Translation
AI-Media and AudioShake Partnership NEW YORK, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AI-Media, the global leader in AI-powered language technology and solutions, is thrilled to announce an advanced partnership with AudioShake, a pioneering audio technology company specializing in sound separation. This partnership will enhance AI-Media's LEXI Voice solution, creating a fully automated, high-quality mix with real-time AI voice translation - setting a new industry standard for live broadcast audio. AudioShake's state-of-the-art technology can isolate dialogue from noisy environments such as live sports, music concerts, and news feeds. This capability will enable AI-Media to separate and clean up mixed sports audio - including commentary and stadium sounds - and re-mix it with a new translated commentary voice using LEXI Voice. The result: a high-quality, natural-sounding broadcast experience that preserves the original background sounds while delivering accurate real-time translation in multiple languages. Together, their technologies create a market-leading solution that redefines what's possible in live multilingual broadcasting. Key Benefits of the Partnership: Enhanced Audio Clarity – AudioShake can isolate commentary from noisy backgrounds, ensuring LEXI Voice delivers clean, high-quality translated audio. Seamless Integration – Works with LEXI Voice's advanced AI audio mixing and ducking features in both stereo and 5.1 professional mixes. Fully Automated Workflow – End-to-end automation covering transcription, translation, synthetic voice generation, and re-mixing for an immersive listening experience. New Audio Track Creation – AudioShake enables the creation of a separate clean background track, allowing LEXI Voice to insert translated commentary while preserving background sound authenticity. Global Accessibility – The enhanced quality will further strengthen AI-Media's position as a leader in global sports broadcasting and live event accessibility. "This partnership with AudioShake is a game-changer for live sports and event broadcasting," said Tony Abrahams, CEO of AI-Media. "The ability to isolate and clean up sports commentary in real-time while delivering AI-generated translations through LEXI Voice will redefine the viewing experience for global audiences." AI-Media will integrate AudioShake into the company's iCap network; the world's largest and most secure distribution network. The first release of this new solution is scheduled for July 2025. "We're excited to pair our state-of-the-art voice and background isolation technology with the strength and reach of AI-Media's captioning and translation capabilities,' said Jessica Powell, CEO of AudioShake. 'Together we're enabling broadcasters to make live events accessible to viewers around the world.' About AI-MediaFounded in Australia in 2003, AI-Media is a pioneering technology company specializing in AI language and captioning workflow solutions. As a global leader, AI-Media provides high-quality AI-powered live and recorded captioning and translation technology and solutions to a diverse range of customers and markets worldwide. For the first time in February 2024, AI-Media unveiled groundbreaking data showcasing the superiority of its AI captioning product, LEXI, over traditional more expensive human workflows. With deep industry experience and sophisticated AI technology to create solutions which streamline and simplify processes, AI-Media empowers leading broadcasters, enterprises and government agencies globally to ensure seamless accessibility and inclusivity of their content. AI-Media (ASX: AIM) commenced trading on the ASX on 15 September 2020. Visit About AudioShakeAudioShake separates sounds to make audio more editable, accessible, and useful. The pioneering technology is used across a wide range of entertainment and speech workflows–from clean speech and music extraction from noisy environments through to immersive mixing, localization, M&E separation, and more. Named to TIME's Best Inventions list and winner of NAB's Pilot Innovation Challenge, the company's B2B sound separation and lyric transcription technology is used by major labels, film studios, streaming platforms, and speech technology companies. Visit AI-Media Links: AI-Media: AI-Media: AI-Powered Captioning Technology & Solutions LEXI Voice: LEXI Voice | Break Language Barriers & Grow Your Revenue iCap: iCap Cloud Network: Reliable Caption Delivery Worldwide LinkedIn: AudioShake Links: Further Information:Ai-Media Fiona Habben, Head of Global A photo accompanying this announcement is available at in to access your portfolio
