$600,000 Recovered in Medical Malpractice Case

$600,000 recovered for a client due to Neurosurgeon operating on the wrong side. This was a case almost too shocking to believe. Our client, an elderly woman suffering from chronic and debilitating back pain, was advised by a neurosurgeon to undergo spinal nerve micro-decompression surgery to relieve her symptoms. She consented to a right-sided decompression procedure. In an egregious error, the surgeon mistakenly performed the surgery on the left side instead.

Fortunately, our client had recorded her medical appointments with the surgeon. These recordings later became crucial, as they revealed during post-operative visits that the surgeon had admitted to the mistake. Still, and unsurprisingly, the surgeon and his legal team denied any wrongdoing and refused to accept responsibility for years. Despite their continued denial, we remained persistent and ultimately secured a settlement for our client that was close to the maximum allowed under California’s medical malpractice laws.