A Philadelphia jury has handed up a verdict awarding more than $5 million to two men who claimed they were injured when the burn unit at Temple University Hospital failed to properly treat their exposures to hydrofluoric acid.
A jury last week awarded more than $4.5 million to plaintiff Antonio Crespo, a guitarist, who had to have portions of two fingers amputated as a result of the burn unit’s alleged mistreatment. The jury also awarded plaintiff Edward Torralvo $500,000 for nerve damage he allegedly sustained from the treatment.
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