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Professional Liability
Sherpan v. Defendant Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Client:
Synopsis:Defendant Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Outcome:Defense Verdict
Plaintiff alleged that her obstetrician/gynecologist failed to diagnose and properly attend to her incompetent cervix, and as a result, she went into premature labor and lost a fetus at 22 weeks gestation.
The plaintiff contended that a cone biopsy of the cervix performed by the physician several years before the subject pregnancy caused structural damage of the cervix.
Plaintiff sought $1 million. The jury returned a defense verdict.