Posted On: April 3, 2008, 2:07 pm CDT

Posted By: Calif Ex Pat

I have handled many a failed bariatric surgery case over the years 1980 to 1999 and this one is egregious - just based on the fact it was a 19 year old patient. The fast fat fix surgery industry generates molti scudi for hospitals and the docs who perform the re-plumbing procedures. To 'qualify' one must be adjudged at least 100 pounds over "normal' weight for height and body structure. Plus they must "pass' a psychological screening administered by, of course, the team that solicited the patient for the surgery in the first place. If, however, the claim vs: the Doc was an 'undiscovered post-op leak" then the case resolves into a straight up post-op surgical complication matter and the jury did not, in my opinion, over-reach in the award