Complications develop from surgery to remove gall bladder – $1,850,000 Settlement 
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Published: April 4, 2011
Tags: Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Settlements
Plaintiff, age 49, underwent laparoscopic surgery to remove his gall bladder. Defendant, a general surgeon, testified that he experienced difficulty during the dissection and in locating the cystic duct.
When the defendant located what he thought was the cystic duct, he was unable to place a clip across it because of its “unusually” large diameter.
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