Med-mal claim brought for complications after surgery – $1,050,000 Settlement 
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Published: December 5, 2011
Tags: Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Settlements
The plaintiff, 60 years old at the time of the incident, went to the defendant urology clinic to have a prostate biopsy. The biopsy involved taking tissue samples from the prostate and placing the tissue samples into specimen containers that are labeled with the patient's relevant identifying information. The urology clinic also included a requisition ...
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