Defense Verdict Successfully Obtained on Behalf of Local Hospital

A patient claimed severe permanent injuries to her leg arising from efforts to manage her pain following elective knee surgery as an outpatient.  While she was administered a femoral nerve block to counter pain after consultation, the patient later denied providing informed consent for the nerve block, and blamed the hospital, asserting claims of ostensible agency and medical malpractice.  She sought $1.425M in damages.  Jon Corr, on behalf of the hospital, successfully obtained a directed verdict on plaintiff’s claim of ostensible agency because the hospital was not required to obtain separate documentation of consent where the anesthesiologist had already done so. The jury also found no malpractice in just two hours of deliberation.  Mr. Corr was assisted by firm associate Adriana C. Cervantes.