Verdicts & Settlements August 27, 2009: Doctor Not Liable for Patient's Stroke

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A St. Louis County jury found a doctor was not negligent for a patient's stroke following a prescribed increase in the patient's hormone replacement dosage.

Kathryn Hinckley sued Dr. M. Bryant Thompson and his employer Obstetrical Associates of St. Louis Inc. in April 2007 after a stroke she suffered in October 2005, which she claims was caused by an increased dosage in her treatment for menopause.

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Verdicts & Settlements August 27, 2009: Doctor Not Liable for Patient's Stroke

She was seeking past and future wages lost of between $152,000 and $197,000 and medical expenses of $15,000 in addition to undisclosed noneconomic damages. Hinckley's last pre...

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