A Florida woman was recently awarded $23 million in her surgical error lawsuit against the University of Florida’s Shands Teaching Hospital.  Lanette Gervato left the hospital with a permanent disability after going in for surgery on a non-bleeding aneurysm in her brain.

Gervato, then 35-years old, went to the hospital after suffering continuous headaches.  Doctors found that she had a non-bleeding aneurysm in her brain and performed a surgery to insert coils into the aneurysm.  According to court documents, during the operation, one surgeon perforated an artery in her brain.  In addition, after the operation, Gervato displayed symptoms of a post-surgical stroke but doctors were delayed in their diagnosis.  As a result, Gervato’s brain filled with blood and suffered permanent damage.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of a surgical error or delayed treatment in Coral Springs, contact the Coral Springs medical malpractice attorneys of the Law Offices of Eric G. Canter P.A. at 866-529-0022 to learn more about your rights.