Lap Chole Malpractice Claims
A Virginia woman's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the surgeon who caused the woman to abruptly suffer "massive blood loss" as a result of having her intestine and a blood vessel cut during gallbladder surgery. Reportedly, the doctor admitted to the family that he cut the woman's intestine and blood vessel during the lap chole surgery.
Two of our malpractice attorneys, Laura Zois and Rod Gaston, tried a lap chole (gallbladder surgery) case earlier this summer and won a $1.1 million verdict for our client. Our case involved injury to the common bile duct as opposed to the blood vessel and intestine in this case, but it is the same idea. Look where you are cutting before you cut. One potential complication in this case: the woman was on heavy anti-coagulant therapy, making her more vulnerable to bleeds.
