Personal Injury Law

Jury Awards Victim $3.5 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti

The Sun is reporting a large medical malpractice verdict involving a woman who laywers say is now a paraplegic. A 53-year-old victim won a $3.5 million medical malpractice verdict against the two surgeons and their business. The woman had undergone surgery for blocked arteries three years ago and had disastrous results. After the surgery she filed a medical malpractice lawsuit. The jury found the two doctors responsible for the victim?s injuries.

The medical malpractice trial focused on the fact that the doctors used an improper grafting technique. The victim claimed that this medical error led to blood loss and other injuries which included damage to her spinal cord. This left her as a paraplegic and unable to walk. Although she still has some feeling in her legs, she is in constant pain. The medical malpractice verdict has given her some sense of security. She has not been able to resume her lifestyle since the medical error. The jury awarded the victim $1.3 million for noneconomic damages, $2 million for future medical bills, and more than $200,000 for prior bills. As a paraplegic, this victim will experience many future medical bills.

Noneconomic damages oftentimes include lost wages. Medical malpractice oftentimes leaves a person unable to return to their normal work life. If you have experienced lost wages as a result of medical malpractice, consult a Chicago medical malpractice attorney. Noneconomic damages are a common result of a medical malpractice lawsuit. To read more about this specific medical malpractice case, please click the link.

Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on May 17, 2010 (boomark / email).