The abdominal aorta supplies blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs. Dr. Rajeev Sareen completed an emergency procedure on Mr. Vuckovich on December 22, 2001 and in the opinion of a jury in December of 2005, Dr. Sareen failed to complete a CT scan that could have shown the risk of Mr. Vuckovich’s aneurism. According to Barry Rooth, the Vuckovich’s attorney, Mr. Vuckovich was misdiagnosed and treated for having a kidney stone.

Vuckovich’s wife, Cynthia, received $2.2 million in the settlement and his three daughters each received $750,000. Rooth stated that he felt “heartened that the jury understood that the care required a CT under these circumstances.”