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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