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The Sixty Million Dollar Groin
Topic Started: Jul 24 2009, 02:10 PM (188 Views)
George K
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Finally
Bronx Jury Awards $60 Million to Woman in Malpractice Case

GREAT NECK, N.Y., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- PARKER WAICHMAN ALONSO LLP, one of the nation's premier plaintiffs' litigation firms today obtained a monumental Sixty Million ($60,000,000) Dollar verdict in a medical malpractice action awarded to a Bronx woman, Allison Hugh against Ferdinand A. Ofodile, M.D., a Queens County Plastic Surgeon.

Alison Hugh went to Dr. Ofodile for a thigh lift procedure. As a result of the procedure, Ms. Hugh sustained significant injury and deformity to the labia of her vagina which is permanent and cannot be surgically corrected.

Dr. Ofodile failed to inform and provide Ms. Hugh with informed consent and failed to inform her of the risks involved in this type of procedure including the risk of vaginal opening and deformity. Dr. Ofodile failed to use proper surgical techniques by leaving too much tension in the skin of her groin area.

The Bronx jury found that Dr. Ofodile failed to appropriately advise Ms. Hugh about the risks of this type of procedure and that Dr. Ofodile deviated from good and accepted medical practices in his surgical technique.

The jury unanimously awarded Ms. Hugh Ten Million ($10,000,000) Dollars in past pain and suffering and Fifty Million ($50,000,000) Dollars in future pain and suffering.

The case was tried by Andres F. Alonso, a partner in the law firm of Parker Waichman Alonso LLP who has consistently obtained large verdicts and multi-million dollar settlements.
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LWpianistin
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HOLY CARP!!!
Thigh lift? WTF?
And how are you today?
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sue
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HOLY CARP!!!
yeah, WTF indeed.

unbelievably stupid.

she should be able to afford that thigh master now.

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John D'Oh
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sue
Jul 24 2009, 03:02 PM
she should be able to afford that thigh master now.

as well as somebody to do the exercises for her.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Jolly
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Geaux Tigers!
Just think....she was sitting on a gold mine....
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Mikhailoh
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No, but she is now. Sixty million dollars. Jeezel.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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QuirtEvans
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Yeah, it's stories like this ... and the McDonald's coffee case ... that lead me to wonder whether a jury system is the best thing for civil trials.
It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010.
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Axtremus
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As with the McDonald's hot coffee case, the actual dollar amount will be reduced.

(McDonald's amount was reduced to $450k by the trial judge, McDonald didn't even have to appeal.)

This article offer some good insight into why jury sometimes offer big awards, and why the defendants usually win: http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/litigation/241710-1.html
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