The physician denied negligence, asserting the D&C was insufficient to control the bleeding and that only ablation would provide relief, so that she was justified in continuing without explicit written consent.
- The jury returned a defense verdict. It found that while the physician was negligent, the error was not a substantial factor in causing injury.
The cases in this column are selected by the editors of OBG Management from Medical Malpractice Verdicts, Settlements & Experts, with permission of the editor, Lewis Laska, Nashville, Tenn (www.verdictslaska.com). The available information about the cases is sometimes incomplete; pertinent details may be unavailable. Moreover, the cases may or may not have merit. Still, these cases represent types of clinical situations that may result in litigation and are meant to illustrate variation in verdicts and awards. Any illustrations are generic and do not represent a specific legal case.