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Defense Verdict Obtained in Medical Malpractice Jury Trial

On November 19, 2009, Frilot attorneys Peter E. Sperling and John B. Cazale obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice jury trial in St. Tammany Parish. In Finch v. Srinivas, No. 2001-12119, 22nd JDC, plaintiffs, the surviving spouse and daughter of the decedent patient, brought a wrongful death and survival action against Frilot's client, the treating gastroenterologist. The claim involved an alleged failure to timely diagnose and treat an abdominal obstruction which was complicated by significant vascular compromise. The patient died during surgery performed to decompress the abdomen. Plaintiffs' experts alleged that the defendant was negligent in performing unnecessary and time consuming tests; in electing to attempt conservative measures rather than taking the patient immediately to surgery; and in failing to recognize the severity of the medical condition from the outset based upon the patient's presentation to the emergency room. After a four day trial, the jury ruled in favor of the defendant gastroenterologist.

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On November 19, 2009, Frilot attorneys Peter E. Sperling and John B. Cazale obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice jury trial in St. Tammany Parish. In Finch v. Srinivas, No. 2001-12119, 22nd JDC, plaintiffs, the surviving spouse and daughter of the decedent patient, brought a wrongful death and survival action against Frilot's client, the treating gastroenterologist. The claim involved an alleged failure to timely diagnose and treat an abdominal obstruction which was complicated by significant vascular compromise. The patient died during surgery performed to decompress the abdomen. Plaintiffs' experts alleged that the defendant was negligent in performing unnecessary and time consuming tests; in electing to attempt conservative measures rather than taking the patient immediately to surgery; and in failing to recognize the severity of the medical condition from the outset based upon the patient's presentation to the emergency room. After a four day trial, the jury ruled in favor of the defendant gastroenterologist.


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