HPS Attorneys Secure Defense Verdict

HPS Attorneys Secure Defense Verdict

May 13, 2022

HPS Attorneys David Hall, David Kalimuthu and Gina Ambrose defended a Chicago-area neurosurgeon against allegations of negligence related to Plaintiff’s spinal surgery to address an extremely large herniated disc compressing on the spinal cord. Plaintiff alleged that the neurosurgeon’s negligence was the cause of his paraplegia.

The neurosurgeon maintained that he fully complied with the standard of care, that the care provided was reasonable and appropriate, and that the care was not the cause of Plaintiff’s paraplegia, but instead, was caused by a hypoperfusion/ischemic cascade causing infarct to the spinal cord.

Plaintiff asked the jury to award $57 million in damages. The jury deliberated for approximately two days before returning a verdict in favor of the neurosurgeon.