Lou La Cava and Damien Hoffman obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case tried in Citrus County

Lou La Cava and Damien Hoffman obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case tried in Citrus County. The Plaintiff alleged that the defendant surgeon performed an unnecessary above the knee amputation. The amputation was performed due to acute ischemia. The Plaintiff alleged that the surgeon should have performed a bypass procedure instead of the amputation. While the surgeon did consider performing a bypass, he ultimately decided the safer procedure would be the above the knee amputation. After a six day trial the jury returned a verdict finding the doctor was not negligent.