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Medical Malpractice
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Case Details
A Pennsylvania jury determined that a gynecologist’s carelessness was a substantial factor in a woman’s death from ovarian cancer. The case involved Dr. George Valenta performing surgery on Sharon Zawatski for a pelvic cyst in 2004, rupturing the cyst and failing to remove the left ovary and fallopian tube as claimed. Ms. Zawatski was later diagnosed with a recurrence of ovarian cancer in the left ovary and died in 2008. The jury deliberated for less than two hours before returning the verdict.
Additional Notes
Verdict in Zawatski v. Valenta (C.P. Luzerne Co., April 19, 2011, No. 10804-2006). Represented by Atty. David Selingo of Kingston, PA.