Patient Awarded $1.75 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
In August, a jury in Jefferson County, Missouri awarded a plaintiff with $1.75 million in a medical malpractice case. Angela Thornton of Lincoln County filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Shabir Dharamsey. The lawsuit alleges that an internal cardiac defibrillator was installed in Thornton when it was not needed. In February of 2010,…