High six-figure verdict

A husband and father from Beaver County underwent surgery on his back at a local medical center. Following the surgery, a collection of blood started to form around his spinal cord (the medical term is epidural hematoma), but his doctor did not notice it until it was too late. Because the hematoma was not drained, it continued to press on the spinal cord until it caused the patient to have a permanent foot drop and also affected his bowel and bladder function. The attorneys of Gismondi & Associates filed a medical malpractice claim on this man’s behalf, and the jury returned a very high six-figure award.