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Dallas Amputee Receives over $7 Million in Damages

Posted on March 9th, 2009 No Comments

A jury has recently awarded a Dallas man over $7 million dollars in a case of medical malpractice.  The jury found one of the man's physicians negligent in the treatment of his patient.  The man was admitted to the hospital for an ulcer surgery.  While there the man developed an MRSA infection ,  which is a type of staph infection.

The doctors failed to recognize that the man had an MRSA infection until it was too late.  Because of this misdiagnosis,  the man had to be transferred to another hospital.  At the other hospital,  the man had both his arms and both his legs amputated.  

The jury had originally awarded the man over $17 million dollars, with $11 million dollars for pain and suffering.  Unfortunately, a Texas law places a cap of $250,000 on the amount an individual can receive in medical malpractice trials for pain and suffering.  A flaw in the law can be seen since this is a particularly devastating loss for the individual. 

Have you been a victim of medical malpractice?  If so, see what your options are by discussing your case with an experienced Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyer of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., at 215-329-3511.

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