Minor Brookshire, through her Guardian ad Litem, Karine Brookshire v. Samuel A. Bern, M.D., Community Memorial Hospital of San Buenaventura, Robert D. Watson, M.D.
Published: Dec. 31, 2010 | Result Date: Jan. 28, 2010 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 200800318289CUMMV-TA Arbitration – $164,874
Court
Ventura Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Joseph J. Ybarra
(Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP)
Defendant
Peter G. Bertling
(Bertling Law Group )
Facts
Plaintiff minor, through her guardian ad litem Karine Brookshire, sued defendants Community Memorial Hospital of San Buenaventura (CMH), plastic suegeon Samuel A. Bern M.D., and anesthesiologist Robert Watson M.D. for a botched surgery on the minor. The surgery was to remove a suspicious-appearing nevus from plaintiff's right cheek.
Result
The jury found defendant Watson 5 percent at fault, Bern 80 percent at fault, and CMH 15 percent at fault. Plaintiff was awarded $10,000 for past economic loss; $1,125 for past medicals; $10,000 for future economic loss; $23,750 for future medical expenses; $70,000 for past non-economic loss; and $50,000 for future non-economic loss against defendant Watson.
Deliberation
three days
Length
eight days
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