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Brain damage results from bleeding during heart surgery, leaves patient in vegetative state. $68M. Fresno County.

Summary

Cardiothoracic surgeon said to leave surgery before it is completed. Patient begins to bleed profusely and there is no qualified surgeon available.

The Case

  • Court and Case Number: Fresno Superior Court / 13CECG03906
  • Type of Case: Medical Malpractice
  • Type of Result: Jury Verdict

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:

    Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP by Ricardo Echeverria, Claremont.

    Heimberg Barr, LLP by Steven A. Heimberg M.D. and Marsha E. Barr-Fernandez, Los Angeles.

    Mitchell Law Group by Jeffrey S. Mitchell, San Francisco.

  • Attorney for the Defendant:

    Hassard Bonnington LLP by James M. Goodman and Rebecca L. Cachia-Riedl, San Francisco. (For Pervaiz Chaudhry, Chaudhry Medical Inc., Valley Cardiac Surgery Medical Group.)

     

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