Nash & Associates: Case Under Investigation
Bowel Perforation during performance of a prostatectomy
Case Facts: Our client underwent a surgical procedure for removal of his prostate (prostate cancer). During the course of the procedure, his bowel was perforated by the surgeon. Despite numerous complaints, which were clear signs of infection leading to abscess formation and eventual peritonitis, this condition went undiagnosed for a period of almost two months. When he was seen by a different surgeon, the condition was immediately diagnosed and treatment began. As a result of the alleged negligence of the fist surgeon, the client had to undergo extensive surgical and medical treatment and eventually was required to further undergo repair of multiple (4) hernias secondary to the delay in diagnosis and treatment of his underlying bowel perforation.
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Again, the above ‘cases under investigation’ are just that – under investigation. At Nash & Associates, we recognize that bad results can occur even when the medical care is totally proper. We believe it is our ethical duty to our clients to totally and properly investigate these matters to identify those cases in which tragic outcomes are the result of negligence. While we attempt to initially screen incoming matters to determine which may have merit, the final determination to proceed to a lawsuit is not made unless and until we are satisfied, through proper investigation and qualified expert consultation. that a valid malpractice case exists. Of course, the ultimate determination of the validity of a case lies with the jurors who must unanimously agree that our assessment was correct.
We provide the above information to give you, the visitors to our sight, information as to a sampling of the nature of our practice and insight into the expertise we possess in this area of the law. We do not simply market, collect cases and refer them to other lawyers, who specialize in this area of the law. We are the ones who handle these matters with our many years of highly successful experience in the evaluation, settlement and, when necessary, litigation of medical malpractice and catastrophic injury cases.
