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: Illinois Medical Malpractice BlogJury Finds Doctor Negligent in Medical Malpractice Case
By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti
Recently, a jury awarded a 20-year-old woman $872,000 in a medical malpractice case for the severe burns she suffered on her face and neck during surgery. The woman was having a mole removed from her eyebrow and was anesthetized during the procedure. The plastic surgeon was found negligent when he failed to communicate to the anesthesia assistant that he was using a device that could cause an operating room fire when administered near oxygen. Due to this failure to communicate, the device ignited a fire that severely burned the patient. The jury also learned that the negligent doctor did not reveal the cause of the fire to the patient?s family. Read more about this successful medical malpractice case.
Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on May 08, 2009 (boomark / email).
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