Man and Wife Awarded in Malpractice Trial
In June 2003 a Clayton, Michigan man underwent hernia surgery and got more than he bargained for. During the surgery the doctor nicked the man’s small bowel and failed to repair it causing him to have a septic reaction and increasing his stay at the hospital. The extended stay incurred several hundred thousand dollars in medical bills. A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against the doctor who performed the surgery. After a two-day trial the jury found the doctor negligent and awarded the man and his wife $1.2 million. The $1,115,210.68 awarded to the man included money for bills not covered by insurance. His wife was awarded $50,544 for being “deprived the comfort, companionship, society, and services of her husband.”
