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Plaintiff underwent laparoscopic removal of her gallbladder for cholelithiasis and gallstones. After the procedure, she was diagnosed with a perforation injury to her small bowel. Plaintiff contended that the surgeon was negligent in causing the perforation and compounded his malpractice by failing to diagnose the perforation postoperatively. Plaintiff developed sepsis and required multiple subsequent operations,…

This case involved a patient who underwent a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure. Following the procedure, the patient developed a leak at the anastomosis, became septic, went into multiple system organ failure and died. Katie tried the case in front of a former plaintiff personal injury lawyer and successfully defended all members of the surgical team.

Plaintiff, an attorney, underwent breast augmentation and rhinoplasty by a cosmetic surgeon who used a controversial umbilical approach for the breast implants. She required multiple subsequent surgeries by other plastic surgeons. Plaintiff claimed permanent disfiguring injuries to her face and breasts. The defendant surgeon died before the lawsuit was filed, and therefore his version of…

Plaintiff was the widow of a man who died in a motorcycle accident on their wedding night. He received major internal injuries including an open book fracture of the pelvis. After resuscitative efforts, including surgery, failed, a wrongful death claim was filed. Plaintiff claimed that the emergency room doctor, as part of the trauma team,…

The family of a patient brought an elder abuse and neglect lawsuit following the elopement of the patient from the hospital’s emergency room. The patient was of advanced age and had clear evidence of dementia and documented Alzheimer’s disease and was considered by the hospital itself to be a high elopement risk. She was worked…

The plaintiff underwent gallbladder surgery many years before her planned gallbladder surgery with the defendant. The plaintiff presented to the defendant with signs and symptoms of an infected gallbladder. Accordingly, she underwent surgery to remove her gallbladder. Upon entering the abdomen, it was apparent that no gallbladder was present and the surgery was aborted. Plaintiff…

The plaintiff underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy by the defendant resulting in a devastating common bile duct injury. Plaintiff underwent repeated hospitalizations and surgeries as a result of this injury. The case was successfully tried to a 12-0 defense verdict in Glendale. However, the trial judge determined that “no reasonable jury could ever reach the result…

The plaintiff underwent LASIK surgery for decreasing vision. He claimed that he never consented to undergo the procedure in order to achieve monovision (one eye for near and one eye for far). Because he claimed that he did not consent to undergo any procedure with the desired effect of monovision, the defendant engaged in both…

A young man underwent a cervical epidural injection for neck pain resulting in an epidural hematoma. The hematoma caused permanent injury to the spinal cord resulting in lifetime quadriplegia. Plaintiff claimed $12,854,504.00 in future medical expenses alone. Despite a policy limit demand, a 12-0 defense verdict was obtained.

The parents of a child born with a rare genetic disease called Fabry’s disease sued an in vitro fertilization (IVF) specialist and his employer to recover the medical expenses associated with the treatment of this disease. They contended that they agreed to the IVF treatment on the condition that only embryos without Fabry’s disease would…