Credit: nimon_t - stock.adobe.comPhila. Anesthesiologist Wins Defense Verdict in Multimillion-Dollar Case Over C-Section Complications
Marshall Dennehey shareholder Gary Samms, who represented Society Hill Anesthesia, said the plaintiffs’ demand at trial had been $2 million. The defendant’s May pretrial memo shows that earlier in the case the plaintiffs had demanded $7 million.
December 16, 2024 at 04:56 PM
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What You Need to Know
- A Philadelphia jury handed up a defense verdict in a case over a C-section gone wrong.
- The plaintiffs claimed the anesthesia team involved with the operation failed to detect a bleed that ultimately led to the patient requiring an emergency hysterectomy.
- The plaintiffs had settled with the surgeon and hospital several months prior to trial.
A Philadelphia anesthesia provider has won a defense verdict in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over a caesarian section gone wrong.
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