Personal Injury Law

Jury Awards $3 Million Following Two Malpractice Lawsuits

By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti

Lancaster Online News recently explained two new jury verdicts handed down in area malpractice lawsuits.

The first case involved a doctor alleged to have made surgical mistakes leading to permanent nerve damage in a patient?s hand. The victim was a laborer whose right hand was injured in a construction accident. The worker eventually had surgery on the hand and was told he could go back to his job as a welder. However, the victim continued to have pain in the hand. Upon visiting a specialist, the man discovered that a nerve in his hand had been mistakenly cut in the first surgery. Ultimately five more surgeries were needed, but the problem could not be fully corrected. He has constant pain in the hand and only limited functionality. A jury awarded the victim a combined $2.7 million for his losses.

The second case involved an ankle surgery gone wrong. As in the first case, the surgeon mistakenly cut a nerve in the patient. The victim has since suffered permanent nerve injury to her right ankle and foot. She continues to suffer walking complications because the problem. A jury found in her favor following the trial, awarding her $300,000.

Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on December 24, 2010 (boomark / email).