Credit: MarcoAntonioCP/Adobe Stock Jury Hits York Neurosurgeon With Record $23.9M Verdict Over Botched Spine Operation
"Jurors know what it means when someone is trying to mislead them," Iddo Harel said, "and they know what it means when someone is trying to blame others."
September 27, 2024 at 04:18 PM
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Medical Malpractice
What You Need to Know
- A York County jury awarded $23.9 million against a neurosurgeon over a botched spinal operation.
- The award appears to be the largest-ever medical malpractice verdict to come out of the York County Court of Common Pleas.
- An attorney for the plaintiff said the defense's witnesses undermined the defendants' credibility with the jury.
A York County jury on Thursday awarded a record-breaking $23.9 million verdict against a doctor accused of botching a patient's spinal operation.
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