A medical malpractice lawsuit that accused St. Luke\u2019s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan of causing nerve damage in a man\u2019s shoulder during surgery was tossed out of court due to lack of evidence.<\/p>\n
George Ongley claimed the hospital\u2019s doctors were responsible for his brachial plexopathy, commonly known as upper shoulder nerve damage. The plaintiff alleged the injury occurred because surgeons improperly positioned his arm during an abdominal aortic repair procedure he underwent at the age of 85.<\/p>\n
A New York federal judge ruled there was no \u201creasonable degree of medical certainty\u201d that the doctors\u2019 negligence caused the injury. She said the opinion of Ongley\u2019s medical expert on what caused the shoulder injury was speculative. The medical expert had testified that several factors may have resulted in the nerve damage.<\/p>\n
The judge also rejected the plaintiff\u2019s alternate claim that he suffered the injury due to an improper transfer from the operating table to a gurney. She (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A medical malpractice lawsuit that accused St. Luke\u2019s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in Manhattan of causing nerve damage in a man\u2019s shoulder during surgery was tossed out of court due to lack of evidence. George Ongley claimed the hospital\u2019s doctors were responsible…<\/span><\/p>\n