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New Jersey Mother Settles Weight-Loss Lawsuit for $1M
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 trial involving three doctors.
Her lawyer tells The Record of Bergen County she is emotionally exhausted.
Her son, Leonard, had gastric bypass surgery in 2003.
The 19-year-old weighed 443 pounds and lost more than 57 pounds in the 20 days after his stomach was reduced to the size of a golf ball.
The teen died a month later.
LaBeur's lawyers alleged the teen may have developed a leak and doctors failed to perform tests to detect it.
The settlement involves one doctor and relieves the other two of any liability.
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Information from: The Record of Bergen County
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| Glad we cleared all that up! |
Gill Fin |
Apr 9, 2008, 3:09 pm |
| RE: RE: My Experience |
lastbat |
Apr 9, 2008, 3:05 pm |
| RE: My Experience |
Reason |
Apr 9, 2008, 2:25 pm |
| My Experience |
Used To Be FAT |
Apr 9, 2008, 11:19 am |
| I do know |
Intimate Knowledge |
Apr 8, 2008, 2:44 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Weight Loss |
lastbat |
Apr 7, 2008, 2:37 pm |
| RE: RE: Just do it the right way |
johnny |
Apr 7, 2008, 2:15 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Weight Loss |
Nobody Important |
Apr 4, 2008, 12:56 pm |
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lastbat |
Apr 4, 2008, 12:27 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Weight Loss |
SP |
Apr 4, 2008, 11:59 am |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Weight Loss |
n |
Apr 4, 2008, 11:32 am |
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lastbat |
Apr 4, 2008, 11:00 am |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Weight Loss |
Nobody Important |
Apr 4, 2008, 9:43 am |
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John |
Apr 4, 2008, 9:24 am |
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Dawn |
Apr 4, 2008, 7:58 am |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Weight Loss |
lastbat |
Apr 3, 2008, 4:16 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Sorry Dawn |
Gill Fin |
Apr 3, 2008, 3:34 pm |
| RE: RE: Sorry Dawn |
D |
Apr 3, 2008, 3:26 pm |
| all these insults over a typo? |
Dawn |
Apr 3, 2008, 3:24 pm |
| RE: RE: Sorry Dawn |
S |
Apr 3, 2008, 3:22 pm |
| RE: Sorry Dawn |
Dawn |
Apr 3, 2008, 3:14 pm |
| Sorry Dawn |
Gill Fin |
Apr 3, 2008, 3:06 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Weight Loss |
Dawn |
Apr 3, 2008, 3:02 pm |
| John and others |
S |
Apr 3, 2008, 3:02 pm |
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lastbat |
Apr 3, 2008, 3:00 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: RE: Weight Loss |
SP |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:47 pm |
| RE: RE: Dawn doesnt know what a linebacker is |
Gill Fin |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:47 pm |
| RE: RE: RE: Weight Loss |
lastbat |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:41 pm |
| RE: Dawn doesnt know what a linebacker is |
John |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:39 pm |
| RE: We're both wrong. Actually, it's just over 300. |
lastbat |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:38 pm |
| Dawn doesnt know what a linebacker is |
John |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:37 pm |
| RE: RE: You might want to do some research before you point |
Dawn |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:37 pm |
| RE: RE: Bottomline |
Dawn |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:34 pm |
| RE: RE: Weight Loss |
SP |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:31 pm |
| RE: Bottomline |
lastbat |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:30 pm |
| We're both wrong. Actually, it's just over 300. |
Dawn |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:29 pm |
| Weight Loss |
Rick |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:18 pm |
| Bottomline |
Alex |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:17 pm |
| RE: Weight Loss |
lastbat |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:13 pm |
| RE: You might want to do some research before you point fing |
batlast |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:09 pm |
| Bariatric Surgery - Bad Idea |
Calif Ex Pat |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:07 pm |
| RE: Weight Loss |
Charile Weiss |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:06 pm |
| Weight Loss |
SP |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:01 pm |
| I should know |
Madden |
Apr 3, 2008, 2:01 pm |
| Right decision - wrong reason |
Joe B |
Apr 3, 2008, 1:33 pm |
| You might want to do some research before you point fingers. |
Dawn |
Apr 3, 2008, 1:20 pm |
| RE: Just do it the right way |
C |
Apr 3, 2008, 9:57 am |
| Just do it the right way |
lastbat |
Apr 3, 2008, 9:55 am |
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