Defense verdict for a urologist

Attorneys Jim Kilcoyne and Jacqueline Drygas recently obtained a defense verdict for a urologist in Philadelphia County following a seven-day trial. Plaintiff made a seven-figure demand in a case involving allegations of a delay in identifying a rectal perforation following a radical cystectomy surgery. Specifically, Plaintiff claimed that the decedent suffered from an undiagnosed perforation which lead to worsening sepsis and death. Defendants presented evidence that despite a perforation ultimately being found, it was not present initially and the Defendant physician acted diligently in following the patient after the cystectomy and even returning the patient to the OR for exploration to investigate the cause of the patient’s decline. The jury returned a verdict of no negligence on behalf of the Defendant doctor.