2024
in a Medical Malpractice Case Outstanding Defense Verdict
AWARDS
Untreated Pain During Radiation Blamed for Leg Loss Not Guilty
PLAINTIFF ASKED $15M DEFENSE OFFER None VERDICT For the Defense
P laintiff underwent chemotherapy and ra- diation treatment for Stage 3 vulvar cancer. During the treatment, she was immobilized in a custom mold device. She complained of se- vere pain in her right foot during several therapy sessions, which were alleviated when she was re- positioned. When she next returned to the hospital, she had a cold blue foot and was diagnosed with
complete occlusion of her right superficial femoral artery with irreversible loss of blood flow into the forefoot. This required a below-the-knee amputa- tion of her right leg. She claimed the injury should have been addressed immediately. But the defense argued that that the arterial occlusion was caused by atherosclerosis and her lifetime smoking habit, and not from radiation therapy.
88 JURY VERDICT REPORTER • 2024 ANNUAL TRIAL LAWYER EXCELLENCE AWARDS
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