Pennsylvania Woman Awarded $23 Million in Malpractice Case

A jury in Lehigh County, Pa., awarded more than $23 million to a 55-year-old woman who lost her legs to infection while being cared for by a hospital nurse, according to a report in The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) newspaper.

The award was the highest in the county and came after attorneys for the woman argued that her home-care nurse failed to report an infected catheter that led to serious infectious complications. She eventually had both legs amputated below the knee, according to a complained filed with the lawsuit, the newspaper reported.

The award was for medical expenses, lost earnings, and damages for pain and suffering.

From the November 01, 2011 Issue of Renal and Urology News