|
||||
|
Hospital, doctor charged $5.6M for screwdriver implant / malpractice 3/17/2006 A jury awarded damages of $5.6 million in a lawsuit against a surgeon who placed a piece of a screwdriver in the back of one of his patients. The jury found surgeon Robert Ricketson 65 percent responsible for medical problems suffered by patient Arturo Iturralde, and Hilo Medical Center 35 percent responsible for allowing Ricketson to practice medicine there despite a questionable background. Richetson placed a piece of a medical screwdriver into Iturralde in place of titanium rods. A week later, the piece of screwdriver broke, requiring another operation. Click Here for Full Story Source: Legal News Feeds.com - Consultwebs.com |
 |
|
 |
| © 2006 Law Offices of Neal H. Sobol. All rights reserved. |