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Near-Record Damages Awarded in Texas Med-Mal Case

By Edward Bills

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A Texas jury has awarded more than $4 million to a man who suffered severe complications following a botched bowel surgery. According to attorneys for the plaintiff, Dr. Guillermo Ponce de Leon failed to properly diagnose a leaking bowel caused by the 2003 procedure. The plaintiff ultimately had to have much of his small bowel removed as a result of the error, his attorneys said. The award is believed to be the second largest involving medical malpractice in Fort Bend County history.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on September 28, 2009 (boomark / email).

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