Lou La Cava and David Young obtained a defense verdict in a case wherein the Plaintiff alleged that he developed a compartment syndrome after removal of the fibula to reconstruct his jaw resulting in an above-knee amputation of his right leg. Plaintiff claimed this should have been diagnosed earlier and, if so, his leg could have been saved. Although our insured physician mentioned compartment syndrome as a contributing cause of the patient’s problem, it was argued at trial that a post-operative infection led to the amputation. The jury returned the defense verdict in 30 minutes.

Lou La Cava obtained a defense verdict in a case wherein the Plaintiff alleged the insured physician was negligent in the performance of a colonoscopy resulting in a perforation of the colon. The Plaintiff asked for damages as a result of additional surgery and ongoing gastrointestinal problems.

Lou La Cava and James Wetzel obtained a defense verdict in a case wherein the Plaintiff alleged the our insured physician negligently allowed the patient to receive immuno-suppressant drugs while being treated for pneumonia, thereby worsening the pneumonia and producing chronic problems as a result of lung scarring.