Civil Litigation
Feb. 23, 2023
LA jury clears neurosurgeon in $120M malpractice lawsuit
The surgeon’s attorney, Louis “Duke” H. DeHaas, said that it was one of the toughest cases he has taken on in the last 15 years. “I found it tricky to explain it to a jury, and how they should go about their business,” said the senior shareholder with La Follette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames in Glendale.
A jury in Los Angeles cleared a neurosurgeon who was accused of malpractice after a patient developed facial paralysis following surgery to remove a tumor in his ear canal. The plaintiff had sought $120 million in damages.
The surgeon’s attorney, Louis “Duke” H. DeHaas, said that it was one of the toughest cases he has taken on in the last 15 years.
“Our verdict form was 17 pages long. It had five to six causes ...
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