Hospital Hit With $17.5 Million Malpractice Verdict
Posted on May 27, 2013 6:15pm PDT
A hospital has reportedly suffered a $17.5 million medical malpractice verdict. According to reports, the case involved a family who sued a doctor and his assistant on behalf of their son who was left with severe brain injury after elective surgery went wrong. The man was allegedly left without oxygen for about 7-8 minutes during the surgery which led to the damage.
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