Surgery

$6 Million Wrongful Death Verdict: Family awarded $8.3 million for accidental bowel perforation during surgery at University of Maryland Medical Center

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BALTIMORE, Md. – A Baltimore city jury has awarded an $8.3 million verdict to the family of a man who died due to complications from surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2019. The verdict, delivered after an eight-day trial that concluded last month, holds the physicians and medical center accountable for the man’s death. The case centers around the death of Zesis Karavas, a 53-year-old man who underwent surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center on May 29, 2019. Dr. Talal Al-Qaoud and Dr. Naeem Goussous were the physicians who performed … Read more

Texas Man Awarded $6.2 Million in Landmark Medical Negligence Verdict Resulting from Failed Spinal Surgery

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Frisco, Texas – The Law Offices of Laird & McCloskey, based in Fort Worth, recently achieved a significant victory for a Texas man who suffered life-altering injuries after a failed spinal surgery. A jury in Collin County awarded Bill Proctor $6.2 million in damages, marking the largest medical negligence verdict ever recorded in the county. Proctor, a resident of Lamar County, underwent elective lumbar spinal surgery in 2018 to address his chronic lower back pain, following the recommendation of a neurosurgeon. However, the procedure resulted in permanent neurological harm, leaving Proctor paralyzed from the waist … Read more

Woman’s Routine Surgery Turns into Nightmare After Broken Equipment Causes Life-Threatening Complications

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Miami, FL – A routine surgery turned into a nightmare for Maria Rodriguez and her family, leaving her permanently disabled and fighting for her life. Rodriguez underwent a procedure to remove her fallopian tubes at Jackson Memorial Hospital in November 2022, with the intention of preventing future pregnancies. However, the surgery took a disastrous turn due to defective equipment, leaving Rodriguez hospitalized for months and facing lifelong consequences. According to Rodriguez, she was assured that the outpatient procedure would take only 30 minutes and come with minimal risks. Instead, she faced a ten-hour ordeal as … Read more

$6.1 Million Record Awarded to Family of Man Who Died After Botched Heart Surgery in Rikers Island Custody

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Bronx Supreme Civil Court in New York City has awarded a historic $6.1 million to the family of a man, Juan Francisco Hidalgo Flores, who died after a botched heart surgery while in Department of Correction custody at Rikers Island. The jury’s decision marked the highest medical malpractice judgment for wrongful death against Correction Health Services, a division of NYC Health + Hospitals. The trial, which lasted three weeks, concluded on Tuesday with the jury granting the money award to Flores’ family. Attorney Eliot Wolf, who represented the family, stated that the city rejected any … Read more