Medical malpractice case awards man $4.2 million for injury

Health practitioners in Pennsylvania do everything in their power to ensure that their patients are able to gain the proper medical help they deserve. However, unfortunate accidents sometimes occur in the process. When a patient is injured due to the negligence of a medical professional caring for him or her, he or she may sometimes seek to file a medical malpractice claim.

An out-of-state court awarded a man $4.2 million in relation to a serious injury that occurred as a result of medical malpractice. The man claimed that, as the result of his doctor’s misdiagnosis, he sustained an injury during surgery. The man’s left shoulder was rendered unusable after the surgeon operating on him damaged his spinal accessory nerve, according to the lawsuit.

The resultant damage incurred during the surgery left the man with a slew of serious side effects, including nerve palsy, an inability to raise his arm above his head or extend it, as well as his left shoulder being permanently disfigured. He is now unable to use his left arm. According to the lawsuit, if his doctor had performed the proper diagnosis, the unnecessary surgery would never have occurred.

In the state of Pennsylvania, when persons are injured due to the proved negligence of their health care professionals, they are entitled to file medical malpractice suits. A successful medical malpractice suit can not only help with medical bills, lost pay, and pain and suffering, but it can also help ensure that the same mistake doesn’t happen to another patient. A personal injury attorney who is experienced with medical malpractice cases is often consulted to determine whether or not the affected individual has a case as well as explain the often complicated process of filing a medical malpractice claim.