Painter Law Firm secures $1,700,000 settlement in bariatric weight loss surgery medical malpractice claim
It took six months from hiring the firm to final settlement
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Surgery
Complications that pay out up to $10 million in bariatric weight loss surgeries
Death is the number 1 bariatric complication leading to a medical malpractice claim
What type of follow-up care will my bariatric weight loss surgeon use? Is it safe?
Important factors for patients and their surgeons to keep in mind
The 3 most common problems a lawyer hears from people who had bariatric weight loss surgery
Pre-operative and follow-up surgical care are critically important
Obstetrician, hospitalist, other physicians fail to diagnose damaged ureter, internal urine leak after hysterectomy
Woman faced 50+ day hospitalization because of unrecognized complication
Neurosurgeons face class action lawsuit alleging unnecessary spine surgeries
Liability for unneeded surgeries can be broad
Jury holds orthopedic surgery group accountable in compartment syndrome case
Young adult patient had surgery for broken leg, was discharged despite signs of compartment syndrome
Texas trauma surgeons lose at trial with the 'blame the patient' defense
Jury sided with plaintiff who alleged trauma surgeons didn't order antibiotics despite contaminated deep laceration from hand to shoulder
Adhesions increase the risk of abdominal or pelvic surgery
Experts advise surgeons to convert from laparoscopic to open surgery when encountering severe adhesions
Bariatric surgery malpractice can leave patients with permanent colostomy
Post-operative care is crucial to diagnose and correct surgical complications