Civil Litigation,
Health Care & Hospital Law
Mar. 21, 2018
Jury renders $68M against heart surgeon
A Kern County Superior Court jury in a medical malpractice case delivered $12.4 million in punitive damages Tuesday, rounding out a verdict against a heart surgeon to $68 million.
A Fresno County Superior Court jury delivered $12.4 million in punitive damages in a medical malpractice case Tuesday, rounding out a verdict against a heart surgeon to a $68 million award.
The jury found that Fresno surgeon Pervaiz Chaudhry acted with "malice, oppression or fraud" when he left a 72-year-old patient during heart surgery to attend a meeting. As a result, patient Silvino Perez fell into a coma and suffered a global bra...
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