Ralph Martinez, Wilbert Vancol and Dhillon Ramkhelawan got a defense verdict for a Palm Beach County physician in a 13-day medical malpractice trial, which ended on November 7, 2022.

Ralph Martinez, Wilbert Vancol and Dhillon Ramkhelawan got a defense verdict for a Palm Beach County physician in a 13-day medical malpractice trial, which ended on November 7, 2022. The patient, who had four prior surgeries to her ankle, developed a full-thickness wound after the fifth surgery, which was performed by our client. The plaintiff alleged the wound was secondary to a thermal injury caused by a radio frequency device utilized during the arthroscopic portion of the surgery. Liability was strongly contested as it was believed the delayed wound healing was due to the patient’s underlying vascular compromise and not due to any alleged negligence. After the nearly three-week trial, it took the jury only an hour to return a verdict on behalf of our client. The jury concluded there was no negligence on the part of our client.