Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Kyphoplasty Failure
Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Defendant
Published: Aug. 4, 2012 | Result Date: Jun. 5, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Settlement – $1,000,000
Court
Alameda Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Stanley J. Casper
(Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook)
Defendant
Robert T. Lynch
(Law Offices of Madden & Lynch PC)
Facts
A 65-year-old retired businessman elected to have a Kyphoplasty performed by a neurosurgeon in April 2011 to address a compression fracture of a cervical vertebra. The surgeon accidentally perforated the spinal canal during surgery, rendering Plaintiff a paraplegic. Plaintiff sued for malpractice.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff contended that the error breached the standard of care.
Result
The parties settled for $1 million policy limits.
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