Operating Room Fire Victim Awarded $1.3 Million in Ohio Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

A Cuyahoga County, Ohio jury has returned a favorable verdict after finding a plastic surgeon responsible for causing a fire in an operating room. Cleveland Attorney, Peter H. Weinberger with the Ohio law firm (http://www.spanglaw.com/?utm_source=prweb&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=medical-malpractice-attorneys) of Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP represented the victim of this medical malpractice lawsuit (http://www.spanglaw.com/medical-malpractice/?utm_source=prweb&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=medical-malpractice-attorneys).

Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) May 5, 2009 -- Verdict is in on the malpractice case against plastic surgeon Dr. Bryan Michelow and his corporation Contemporary Cosmetics, Inc in favor of his patient Lauren Wargo in the amount of $872,000 as a result of second degree burns she suffered on her face and neck caused by a fire in an operating room at the Zeeba Surgery Center.

Lauren, age 20, was having a mole removed from her right eyebrow and was sedated and receiving oxygen supplementation via a face mask when Dr. Michelow activated an electocautery "device known as a bovie which caused a fire to erupt in the operating room". Ms. Wargo alleged that Dr. Michelow was negligent in failing to communicate to the anesthesia assistant who was controlling the oxygen that he was going to use the bovie so that the anesthesia assistant would know to turn off the oxygen. During the trial, Dr. Michelow blamed this anesthesia assistant for not knowing that he was going to use the bovie. The jury exonerated the anesthesia assistant and found Dr. Michelow 100% responsible for the fire.

The jury also found the Dr. Michelow concealed from Lauren and her parents the true cause of the fire and as a result awarded Lauren an additional $425,000 in punitive damages against the doctor.

The trial took place in the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Court Case ref: Number CV 08 653779), in the courtroom of Judge Daniel Gaul.

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For additional information contact medical malpractice attorney (http://www.spanglaw.com/peter-weinberger.aspx?utm_source=prweb&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=medical-malpractice-attorneys) Peter H. Weinberger, who was Lauren Wargo's counsel. Mr. Weinberger is managing partner of Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP one of the top medical malpractice law firms in Ohio (http://medical-malpractice.spanglaw.com/?utm_source=prweb&utm_medium=press-release&utm_campaign=medical-malpractice-attorneys). Their cases include wrongful death, personal injury, negligence, defective medical devices and dangerous drugs. The "Ohio law firm has been winning cases for malpractice victims for over 60 years". The Spangenberg attorneys who have devoted themselves to representing injured persons and aggrieved businesses are headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, at 1900 East Ninth Street, Suite 2400. For more information, or to have a lawyer review your case visit Spanglaw.com.

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