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New Jersey Jury Awards $19M to Woman in Malpractice Case
East News • March 20, 2008
A jury in Monmouth County, New Jersey awarded more than $19 million to a Freehold woman whose 10-year-old son was born with severe brain damage and cerebral palsy.
A judge could reduce Monday's ...
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| RE: RE: RE: RE: at least jurors attempt to review the facts | Trialman | Mar 21, 2008, 2:34 pm |
| RE: Definitely worth an appeal | johnny | Mar 21, 2008, 2:24 pm |
| RE: | cletus | Mar 21, 2008, 10:50 am |
| "Malpractice" verdict | Calif Ex Pat | Mar 20, 2008, 5:16 pm |
| RE: Malpractice Suite | lastbat | Mar 20, 2008, 4:48 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: at least jurors attempt to review the facts firs | Ike | Mar 20, 2008, 3:11 pm |
| RE: RE: at least jurors attempt to review the facts first... | Nobody Important | Mar 20, 2008, 2:54 pm |
| RE: at least jurors attempt to review the facts first... | Ron | Mar 20, 2008, 2:32 pm |
| RE: at least jurors attempt to review the facts first... | Maybe | Mar 20, 2008, 2:18 pm |
| Malpractice Suite | Sybil | Mar 20, 2008, 2:16 pm |
| at least jurors attempt to review the facts first... | Rick | Mar 20, 2008, 1:51 pm |
| RE: Definitely worth an appeal | Dread | Mar 20, 2008, 1:25 pm |
| Definitely worth an appeal | lastbat | Mar 20, 2008, 9:14 am |
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Subject: RE: Definitely worth an appeal
What is most annoying is the audacity of people to file suit anytime there's a bad outcome to a medical situation. The human body and condition are such that any surgery brings risks. The best surgeon can do everything exactly right and still have a bad outcome due to something beyond his/her control. Maybe her abdominal bleeding wasn't detectable at the time. Maybe there was no reason to anticipate the condition. Surgeons have to take patients as they come. They never know what problems may manifest. I agree this doesn't sound like malpractice. If people would read the definition of malpractice they'd realize it's rare. Unfortunately, the plaintiff bar has re-defined it for their own profit to be anything other than what you wanted to happen.
While it's unfortunate the child has issues, it doesn't justify enriching the parents. This will surely go on the surgeons malpractice record and result ini a substantial premium increase.