Case Result

$14.3M

Medical Malpractice

2017
Trial Verdict
Corpus Christi, TX

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Case Details

Medical malpractice case involving a bariatric surgery patient who developed Wernicke’s Encephalopathy and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome due to thiamine deficiency, resulting in memory loss, quadriparesis, and profound brain damage.

Additional Notes

This verdict tops the list of medical malpractice verdicts in Texas for 2017 and is also believed to be the largest verdict in the nation involving Wernicke’s Encephalopathy. The hospital and the surgeon settled their portion of the suit for a confidential sum, and the jury returned the record-breaking verdict against the hospitalist.

The Snapka Law Firm

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The Snapka Law Firm

Corpus Christi, TX
4.50 rating (13 reviews)
2 attorneys
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