| Surgical Mishaps Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $28,000,000 | Doctors altered medical records to establish that patient was a candidate for bariatric procedure, and failed to properly treat postsurgical complications. | Estate of Martinez v. North General Hospital Bronx Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., 25059/02, 3/14/2008 |
| $6,500,000 | Doctor perforated bowel during C-section because he failed to closely inspect the area to be sure that small intestine didn't adhere to bowel prior to closure. |
Bodell v. Marino Monmouth Co., N.J., Super. Ct., MON-L-1758-02, 4/24/2008 |
| $2,150,000 | Plaintiff was a "guinea pig" for doctor to gain the experience to become a prominent surgeon, gouging her hip joint during arthroscopy. | Schreffler v. Holy Cross Hospital Inc. Broward Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., 143296, 6/11/2007 |
| $1,474,000 | Patient died after coronary bypass because doctor failed to investigate a prior esophageal hernia repair that led to complications during surgery. | Turnipseed v. Cramer Harris Co., Texas., Dist. Ct., 2006-39099, 2/13/2008 |
| $1,000,000 | Patient didn't receive enough oxygen during hip surgery, resulting in brain damage. | Minchow v. United States of America W.D. Texas, 06-cv-01072-FB, 7/6/2007 |
| $890,000 | Doctor used wrong lens for cataract surgery, and patient wasn't told that this type of lens can cause night-vision difficulties. | Palmer v. Coffman Palm Beach Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., 04-CA05100AG, 2/4/2008 |
| $889,061 | Pacemaker wire caused obstruction that had been apparent in X-rays but wasn't corrected. | Crawford v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Office of the Independent Administrator, Calif., 7246, 12/18/2007 |
| $775,000 | Doctors left a portion of a metal needle and a plastic catheter in forearm, resulting in reflex sympathetic dystrophy. | Giract v.Cedars Health Care Miami-Dade Co., Fla., Cir. Ct. 02-2860(15), 7/25/2007 |
| Defense | Plaintiff says he wasn't a candidate for LASIK surgery and he wasn't told of risks. Defense argued he signed a release that discussed all the risks. | Brown v. Speaker New York Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., 105230/02, 6/7/2007 |
| Defense | Decompressive laminectomy performed incorrectly, resulting in paraplegia. Defense argued paraplegia arose from unpredictable and unpreventable complications. | Koss v. Elkins E.D. Mich., 2:05CV74257, 6/29/2007 |
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