Ureter negligently sutured during hysterectomy – $1,650,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: April 5, 2010

Tags: Arlington County Circuit Court, Judge JoAnne F. Alper, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Verdicts

Patient alleged that defendant doctor breached the standard of care by failing to recognize that he had tied a suture around the ureter prior to closing the abdomen after performing a hysterectomy. Plaintiff contended that the defendant’s failure to take any special pre-operative or intra-operative steps to avoid urethral injury – knowing of increased risk ...

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