Woman suffers stroke after infertility treatment – $1,500,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 16, 2011

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

Plaintiff suffered a stroke after undergoing in vitro fertilization therapy. Her attorneys contended that that the defendant physician was negligent because he ignored warning signs for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and continued the therapy. The syndrome developed and caused enlargement of the ovaries and leakage of fluid from plaintiff’s blood vessels into her abdomen. The leakage increase ...

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