A World War II veteran was seriously injured during what was supposed to be a routine eye surgery at a Mississippi Veteran’s Administration medical facility. The veteran was attempting to correct some of the sagging skin around his eyes with a blepharoplasty procedure, but instead received serious chemical burns to his corneas.
The veteran simply wanted to increase his peripheral vision and improve his quality of life. During the procedure, a nurse used an undiluted Betadine solution, which burned the man’s eyes and took most of his vision.
Instead of admitting their wrongdoing and correcting the problem, the medical facility lied to the man and told him the burns were simply an allergic reaction. After this lie, the man and his family contacted a medical malpractice attorney to help them with their personal injury lawsuit.
After losing his vision from the medical malpractice, the man became dependant on others for his care and later died during the lawsuit process. The judge who heard the personal injury case awarded the man’s estate $249,000 in actual damages and the maximum allowable award in Mississippi for non-economic damages, $500,000. The judge later commented that if there wasn’t a cap on pain and suffering damages, he would have awarded the family even more.
If you have a medical malpractice claim in the Jackson, Mississippi area, please contact the Mississippi medical malpractice lawyers at Coxwell & Associates, P.L.L.C. today to schedule your initial consultation.
