Robert McKenna successfully defends anesthesia provider in a 6 week jury trial where plaintiff sought 25 million in damages for a spinal cord injury

Robert McKenna obtained a defense verdict following a month and a half in trial in Lancaster, CA. Plaintiff’s counsel alleged oversedation of the plaintiff during a cervical epidural steroid injection that resulted in spinal cord damage from the needle entering the cord and causing upper and lower extremity paralysis and loss of function.

The defense denied these allegations and asserted that the misplacement of the needle and subsequent neurologic injuries were known complications of the procedure and that the level of sedation played no role in the outcome.