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Laparotomy - Marshall Marchette Krantz Procedure (Bladder Tack) Suture Through Ureter - Second Surgery Necessary - Colitis - $150,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice

Laparotomy - Marshall Marchette Krantz Procedure (Bladder Tack) Suture Through Ureter - Second Surgery Necessary - Colitis - $150,000 Settlement

Brief Statement of Claim: Medical Malpractice; plaintiff injured during laparotomy and Marshall Marchette Krantz Procedure (Bladder Tack)

Principal Injuries (in order of severity): Surgeon sutured through ureter, subsequent surgery necessary to remove stitches, plaintiff developed colitis in hospital

Special Damages: Approximately $40,000 in medical expenses and $7,000 in lost wages

Tried or settled: Settled

County where tried or settled: Mecklenburg

Case Name and number: Smith v. Defendant Physician

Date Concluded: July 1996

Name of Judge: N/A

Amount: $150,000

Insurance Carrier: St. Paul Fire & Marine

Expert Witnesses and areas of expertise: Gynecological surgeon

Attorneys for plaintiff: Troy J. Stafford, DeVore & Acton, PA; William Conrad Trosch, Conrad Trosch, & Kemmy

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