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$20M Verdict Against Children’s Hospital For Wrong Site Surgery Lawsuit

Updated on: 11/8/2019

Wrong-Side Surgery Error Malpractice

A jury recently awarded $20 million in a wrong site surgery medical malpractice lawsuit against a children’s hospital.  The jury need less than two hour to deliberate before returning their $20 million dollar verdict.  

In 2004 a young man underwent surgery to remove brain tissue to prevent seizures. Apparently the surgeon operated on the wrong side of the boy’s brain.  The doctor, the former chief of pediatric neurosurgery, removed matter from the wrong side of the brain before realizing his mistake.  Once he realized the error he moved the operation to the correct half of the body.  

Although the hospital admitted the mistake officials made no attempt to settle the lawsuit before trial. The hospital’s medical malpractice insurance provider fought the case vigorously and tried to dispute liability and damages. 

1 Comments
What was the name of the surgeon who made the error and did he lose his position as department chief because of his error? Also is there a way to research a specific doctor and find out if they have been involved in malpractice lawsuits in the past? Thanks.
by Callie October 14, 2016 at 02:28 AM
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