Medical Malpractice Suit Awarded $274,960.00 for Doctors Negligence

$274,960.00
The Defendant doctor prescribed Norplant, a time release birth control device implanted into the arm with side effects of pain and bleeding. When the plaintiff developed these symptoms, the defendant failed to removed the Norplant, but instead attributed her symptoms to a dysfunctional uterus and performed a hysterectomy.