New Jersey Mother Settles Weight-Loss Lawsuit for $1M
East News • April 3, 2008
Her lawyer says the mother of a Rochelle Park, New Jersey teen has settled a lawsuit over his weight-loss surgery for $1 million.
Elaine LaBeur's decision came after a few days of testimony in the ...
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Subject: I do know
Posted On: April 8, 2008, 2:44 pm CDT
Posted By: Intimate Knowledge
Comment:
Back to this specific case. The patient presented at the ER and the on call surgeon requested that the hospital radiology dept do a CAT scan. They refused because the table weight limit at Englewood is 275lbs and the pt was too fat to squeeze into the tube. Doing so could cause $100,000. plus damage to the machine. Covering surgeon then attempted to locate an alternate large CAT scan machine to forward pt but was unable to.
Bariatric surgery is dangerous and a last resort. Malpractice rates here in NJ are even higher than vascular. One last thing. The accepted standard of care for weight loss surgery requires a pre-surgical psychological evaluation which screens potential pts to insure they have first attempted all the standard weight loss efforts.
Subject: I do know
Bariatric surgery is dangerous and a last resort. Malpractice rates here in NJ are even higher than vascular. One last thing. The accepted standard of care for weight loss surgery requires a pre-surgical psychological evaluation which screens potential pts to insure they have first attempted all the standard weight loss efforts.