$4.5M
Medical Malpractice
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Case Details
Jury returned a verdict of $5,000,000 in a medical malpractice wrongful death trial. Lillian Birt died after a laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair. The jury found Dr. Richards and Dr. Peng negligent for substandard follow-up and withdrawal of care. Net verdict after medical malpractice cap was $4,450,000.
Additional Notes
Jury returned a verdict of $5,000,000 in the salt lake medical malpractice wrongful death trial. Lillian Birt died two weeks after a laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair. The allocation was Dr. Cottam: 0%; Dr. Richards: 30%; Dr. Peng: 70%. The award was 1M for the survival claim of the Estate of Lillian Birt, and 2M for each of the two adult children. The survival claim award of 1M is subject to the medical malpractice cap of $450,000, meaning plaintiffs will lose $550,000. That means a net verdict of $4,450,000.
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