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Professional Liability
Plaintiff v. Defendant Hospital
Client:
Synopsis:Defendant Hospital
Outcome:Directed Verdict on Liability
Plaintiff’s decedent, a 30-year-old industrial laborer, sustained severe closed head injuries from a work-related fall from a ladder. He was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment. Decedent later died in the emergency room.
Plaintiff alleged malpractice on the part of the hospital for failure to perform surgery to relieve the subcranial pressure which eventually contributed to the death. The court directed a defense verdict on liability.