Posts Tagged ‘medical error’
Surgical Malpractice Results in $285,000 Verdict
The verdict is in in the non-jury surgical malpractice lawsuit filed by 56 year old Kathleen Garrett, who claimed orthopedic surgeon Dr. Joseph “Asa” Bennett was negligent when he severed a nerve in her arm during elbow surgery. She was awarded $285,000, a little more than half of the $500,000 she requested. Garrett’s injury originated…
Read MoreMan Wins Lawsuit After Medical Error Nearly Kills Him
A Maine jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Scott McDonald, in his medical malpractice lawsuit against Mercy Hospital and Dr. James Owens after a medical error nearly took his life in 2003. The 46 year old man went to the emergency room to be treated for pain he was experiencing from a severe toothache…
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