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Medical Malpractice
The medical malpractice field of law is constantly evolving along with innovations in medical care and treatment. The Law Office of Thomas J. Genova recognizes that changes in modern medicine can impact the successful prosecution of a medical negligence case.
Surgery is one area of medical specialty that has undergone significant change. Doctors now offer patients a choice of a less invasive form of surgery by using a laparoscope versus the traditional open incisions. Laparoscopic surgery offers many benefits to the patient but also presents potential risks. The Law Office of Thomas J. Genova has obtained significant awards for clients injured during laparoscopic surgery.
Our client consulted a nationally recognized gynecological surgeon to perform a hysterectomy because of his experience with laparoscopic surgery. The surgery resulted in injuries that the doctor contended were risks of the operation. We were able to show that our client gave a qualified consent that the doctor violated during the operation entitling her to a $375,000.00 award.
In another case, our client sustained a common bile duct injury during a laparoscopic gall bladder removal. Although this was a risk of the operation, we obtained a $285,000.00 settlement because the doctor failed to exercise proper surgical technique.
Our client lost vision in one eye due to recognized complications of nasal surgery. We obtained a settlement of $625,000.00 by proving that the doctor was negligent for not timely recognizing the complications and instituting treatment.
We secured a settlement of $600,000.00 for a client in a cataract surgery case by demonstrating that the doctor failed to recognize and promptly treat a detached retina resulting in a profound vision loss.
In a case that combined negligent supervision and medical negligence, we sued a day care center and orthopedic surgeon on behalf of a child who broke his arm at school due to lack of proper supervision. The doctor set the broken arm in a cast but failed to carefully monitor the child who sustained a nerve injury. The defendants paid a total of $750,000.00 to settle all claims.
We obtained a $2,000.000.00 settlement for a brain damaged premature baby delivered through an emergency cesarean section following negligently performed amniocentesis.
In anther case involving a birth injury, we were able to obtain a $1,500,000.00 settlement from the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation during the trial in a case involving a newborn delivered at home after the hospital failed to admit the teenage mother who reported early signs of labor.
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