West Palm Beach Jury Awards $36 Million to Victim of Medical Malpractice
After enduring nearly 10 years of permanent pain, a crippled arm, a limp and a 4-inch fluid-filled cavity in her spinal cord, Kathleen Ramey and her husband were awarded $36 million last week by a Palm Beach Circuit Court jury. In 2000, Ramey went to West Palm Beach pain doctor Andrew Weiss because she suffered from chronic neck pain that resulted from a car accident. Weiss injected a steroid directly into her spinal cord instead of the epidural space - causing irreversible damage. Ramey and her husband subsequently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor. The Deerfield Beach couple now must battle Weiss' insurance company for the money. Weiss, who lost his medical license but faced no criminal charges in connection with the incident, is serving a 12-year sentence in federal prison for the illegal sale of pain medication.
A victim of medical malpractice can have their lives ruined as in the case with Ramey. She was a stay-at-home mother who at the time of incident did not qualify for Social Security disability benefits. The tragedy put a lot of strain on her family emotionally and financially as medical expenses started to mount.
Medical negligence takes a toll not only on the victim but also on his or her family. The personal injury attorneys of Gamba & Lombana feel victims who are affected by the negligence of those in the healthcare profession need to be justly compensated so that they may live normal lives.
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