An east coast jury recently returned a verdict of over $10 million in a medical malpractice case against an oral surgeon whose negligence resulted in the wrongful death of his patient. After court awarded interest the total award will exceed $12 million. This is believed to be one of the largest verdicts in the nation's history involving oral surgery. The jury found that the negligent doctor removed his patient's wisdom teeth despite knowing that this individual had an immunity disorder which precluded any surgery or dental work.
The effected 21 year old patient awoke the morning after his teeth were extracted and began to have trouble breathing when his throat swelled as a reaction to the surgery. This young man ended up suffocating in front of his mother and sister. The purpose of awarding damages to the family of a wrongful death victim is to compensate the family and/or estate of the victim for losses experienced as a result of the death of the family member. These damages could include medical expenses associated with the victim's case, all funeral expenses, pain and suffering experienced by the victim, the loss of the victim's anticipated earnings in the future until the victim's retirement or death, pain, suffering and mental anguish to the survivors, bystander emotional distress and/or loss of companionship or consortium to certain family members.
If you have experienced the loss of a loved one from medical malpractice or from an accident you need to contact an experienced lawyer immediately.
Attorney Richard Hastings, for the past two and one half decades, has been helping injured clients and families collect millions of dollars in losses ranging from motor vehicle accidents to wrongful death, to medical malpractice. He is the founder of Selectcounsel, LLC, a free service that helps you find one of the best lawyers in your area and is the author of the books "How To Find A Great Lawyer" and "Understanding And Improving The Value Of Your Personal Injury Case." Please visit http://www.SelectCounsel.com to see how they can find you one of the best lawyers in your area for your serious injury or medical malpractice case.
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