Case Result

$2.5M

Wrongful Death

2016
Trial Verdict
Fairfax, VA

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Case Details

Defense verdict for an on-call general surgeon. Plaintiff's personal representative sought $2,500,000 in damages, alleging the surgeon failed to appropriately respond to calls from an emergency medicine physician and negligently agreed to transfer the patient to a Level I Trauma Center rather than perform surgery at the local community hospital, leading to the patient's death from intra-abdominal bleeding. Court: Alexandria City Circuit Court.

Additional Notes

Attorneys: Rich Nagle and Heather Zaug. After a four-day trial and 50 minutes of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant.