I'm glad to see the plaintiff won in this lawsuit, but I wonder if the same result would have occurred had the plaintiff himself not been a spine surgeon and thus considered an expert in the field. Having that expertise only helps his attorney understand and put up such a good fight. It seems only a fellow spine surgeon could afford, understand the prove such a case but we are lucky there is precedent. Medical malpractice cases are very hard to win.
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Injured 9/01
Annular tears L4/5 & L5/S1
denied adr by insurance for 2 level charite as well as hybrid fusion at L5/S1 with Charite at L4/5.
New ins paid for 2 level lumbar prodisc surgery on 4/7/08 (at age 39) with Dr. Westerlund, at Core Orthop
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