{"id":3588,"date":"2017-07-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2017-07-16T08:11:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T13:11:39","slug":"state-supreme-court-says-medical-malpractice-lawsuit-can-go-forward-without-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/state-supreme-court-says-medical-malpractice-lawsuit-can-go-forward-without-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"State Supreme Court Says Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Can Go Forward Without Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a split decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court has allowed a medical malpractice lawsuit to proceed against the defendant, a surgeon, who was alleged to have chosen not to inform a patient, the plaintiff, of a risk associated with a device implantation procedure. The trial judge dismissed the case for lack of a medical expert to support the plaintiff\u2019s case. <\/p>\n<p>In a 4-3 decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court agreed with the intermediate appellate court that overturned the trial court\u2019s directed verdict. The claim brought by Jacqulyn G. Harrington had been dismissed. In her suit, Harrington had alleged that Dr. Alex Argotte chose not to warn her that the device, called an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inferior_vena_cava_filter\">inferior vena cava (IVC) filter<\/a>, which was designed to prevent blood clots, could break apart and become lodged in her lungs. <\/p>\n<p>The trial judge threw out the case shortly after Harrington\u2019s lawyer made an opening statement at trial saying that they were not going to call an expert witness because only \u201ccommon sense\u201d was required to determine whether Harrington had been properly informed of the risks of the procedure.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/state-supreme-court-says-medical-malpractice-lawsuit-can-go-forward-without-expert\/#more-3588\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a split decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court has allowed a medical malpractice lawsuit to proceed against the defendant, a surgeon, who was alleged to have chosen not to inform a patient, the plaintiff, of a risk associated with a device implantation procedure. 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