Case Result

$20.5M

Medical Malpractice

2008

Trial Verdict

Philadelphia, PA

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Case Details

A Philadelphia jury awarded a $20.5 million verdict to the parents of an 18-year-old college student who died from a liposuction procedure gone wrong in 2001, including $15 million in punitive damages.

Additional Notes

Plaintiffs’ attorney Slade H. McLaughlin of Philadelphia’s McLaughlin & Lauricella represented the Fledderman family. The doctor accidentally severed a blood vessel, and delayed calling an ambulance.

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