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Patient who claimed botched knee surgery at UCI Health led to leg amputation gets $11.5 million
The University of California Board of Regents paid $11.5 million to settle claims of negligence and dependent adult abuse after a severed artery led to amputation following knee surgery.
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The Press-EnterprisePatient who claimed botched knee surgery at UCI Health led to leg amputation gets $11.5 million
The University of California Board of Regents has paid $11.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a Perris electrician who alleged he went to UCI Health in Orange for an outpatient knee surgery but had to have his leg amputated because of the hospital’s recklessness and misrepresentations. The settlement is far beyond the $470,000 state cap on nonfatal medical malpractice. However, the hospital, formerly known as UCI Medical Center, was accused of a t…
·Orange County, United States
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