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$2,250,000 for 68-Year-Old Injured during Back Surgery

COURT AND COUNTY
Supreme New York

AGE AND OCCUPATION OF PLAINTIFF
68 year old homemaker

DESCRIPTION OF CASE
The plaintiff then 64 years of age underwent a laminectomy (back surgery). During the course of the procedure, the surgeon’s drill pierced a bone in the plaintiff’s back and caused nerve damage. The defense surgeon claimed that the injury was a risk of the procedure. The case settled prior to jury selection for $2,250,000

INJURIES/DAMAGES
nerve damage causing bowel and urinary difficulty

VERDICT/SETTLEMENT AMOUNT
$2,250,000

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