Dr. Eric Donnenfeld whacked with $3 million malpractice judgement
Brent Hanson - LASIKFRAUD.com
and Refractive Surgeon of the Year in Nassau County, New York under
index Number 8476/2002.
Garden City, NY (PRWEB) July 10, 2006 -- Keith, Shapiro & Ford, a
Garden City, New York based law firm received a three million dollar
verdict in a LASIK Malpractice Trial in Nassau County, New York
involving a LASIK surgery performed on January 7, 2000 (index number
8476/2002). The plaintiff suffered from post-LASIK ectasia which was
claimed to have resulted from pre-existing form fruste keratoconus as
well as an insufficient residual stromal bed. It was also claimed that
the informed consent was insufficient notwithstanding an eight page
Informed Consent Document, a video, a brochure and a general discussion
of the risks with a referring optometrist.
The plaintiff, a 43 year old woman, is still wearing contact lenses but
her treating optometrist testified that she is getting near to the
point where she will only have surgical options.
The Defendant doctor was Eric D. Donnefeld. Donnenfeld who was chosen
as the 2005 National Cataract and Refractive Surgeon of the Year by the
Journal Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today. Dr. Donnenfeld is Dr.
Donnenfeld is a National Medical Director of TLC. has according to his
website has trained more surgeons to perform refractive surgery than
any other doctor in New York.
The case took nine days to complete and the jury deliberated for
approximately five hours. The total jury verdict broken down as
$1,000,000.00 for past pain and suffering, $1,000,000.00 for future
pain and suffering and $1,000,000.00 for future medical expenses. There
was never an offer on the case. The jury rejected the insufficient
residual stromal bed theory but found a departure as to the diagnoses
of form fruste keratoconus and they also found the informed consent to
be inadequate.
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lasikrollette
These "doctors"think that they are untouchable,and they are partially
right.You have to be able to afford to buy the justice you deserve or
you will not see it.
serebel
lasikrollette wrote:
> Happy to see that someone is getting justice.
> These "doctors"think that they are untouchable,and they are partially
> right.You have to be able to afford to buy the justice you deserve or
> you will not see it.
You should be happy to see anything you friggin' big baby. When the
award is set aside you'll be back here whining, "theres no justice".
cornealaw
verdict will, largely, stand, but the point is still missed. This isn't
about justice for Dr. Donnenfeld, he didn't do this intentionally, this
is about justice for the plaintiff who will suffer for the rest of her
life as a result of what took place. This is about raising the bar, not
vengeance. Ken Keith
serebel schrieb:
serebel
cornealaw wrote:
> There are no appealable issues, at least not for the defense. This
> verdict will, largely, stand, but the point is still missed. This isn't
> about justice for Dr. Donnenfeld, he didn't do this intentionally, this
> is about justice for the plaintiff who will suffer for the rest of her
> life as a result of what took place. This is about raising the bar, not
> vengeance. Ken Keith
>
Civil awards can be appealed and or set aside by the presiding judge.
Sandy
serebel wrote:
> Civil awards can be appealed and or set aside by the presiding judge.
Only you would think you know more than the plaintiff's excellent
attorney.
serebel
I'll spell it out for you Keller:
Sandy
I never stated that they cannot. What makes you an expert in this
particular case......even moreso than Mr. Keith?
You seem to be in an especially foul mood today.
Ragnar
Reading your crap tends to put one in a foul mood Keller.
When you look out the window and see your daughter taking a crap in
the backyard because you locked her out of the house, that probably
puts you in a foul mood too.
serebel
Let's try this again for Keller, Civil awards can be appealed and or
set aside by the presiding judge. All civil awards in general.
Sandy
Why would that happen? She has keys and a car, and wouldn't need to
resort to that. Now, if your mommy did that to you and your tricycle
couldn't get you to a restroom quickly enough, I imagine you'd have to
resort to using your own backyard as a toilet.
Ragnar
How lucky for her! She has a car! She will be able to escape you. I
bet she is rarely home. Hopefully, she doesn't drive around drunk and
with impaired vision like you do.