A local woman went to the hospital to get a tubal ligation, she suffered blood poisoning due to her doctor puncturing her bowel, the blood poisoning caused brain damage and she had to have limbs amputated.
I can't remember what the court awarded her but I think it was under $10,000. The award was low because Canada has "free" Universal Medical Care.
POCOTRAITOR says... "Canada's free universal medical care sure is great!" "So what if you lose a few limbs, as long as you can post on Si about TRUMP 24/7 you'll be fine"
Baert et al. v. Graham et al., 2011 SKCA 21
Doctor sues for defamation
A verdict came down today in a medical malpractice lawsuit in Saskatoon. Jurors have dismissed a $10 million claim against DR KENNETH GRAHAM. After deliberating for one day, late this afternoon, they decided that Graham was not negligent when he performed a tubal ligation in 1999. During that operation, LISA BAERT's bowel was punctured leaving her with severe brain damage. She also had to have her hands and feet amputated. Baert's lawyers had argued that the doctor didn't fully inform her of the risks, didn't follow proper procedure and didn't alert hospital staff of potential problems with the surgery. Graham denied any negligence and said Baert did not properly follow instructions after she left hospital.
Lisa Marie Baert (1978 — July 1, 2015) Age 37, passed away at Parkridge Centre in Saskatoon on Wednesday July 1, 2015. She is survived by her sons Jamieson and Devin Baert and their father Mark Baert. She also leaves to mourn, her father Harold Larson, and mother Chris Dawson, brother Rob Larson and sister Nicole Larson. Lisa was born in Edmonton Alberta and was raised in Claresholm Alberta and Kitscoty Alberta. Lisa loved to travel and socialize with friendsand always enjoyed visits with family members. She worked for a time at an animal shelter in North Battleford Sask, but for the last number of years she was the ticket sale fundraiser at the front entrance of Parkridge Centre. At Parkridge Centre she was a social butterfly, always ready to engage in conversation with staff, residents or people coming to visit. A private Memorial will be held at a later date. Donations to Kinsmen Telemiracle would be appreciated.
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Appeal filed in case of woman left disabled after tubal ligation
CBC News · Posted: Jan 03, 2008 1:54 PM CST | Last Updated: January 3, 2008
Lawyers for a young mother of two left severely disabled after tubal ligation surgery have filed an appeal in her $10 million court case.
Last November, a Saskatoon jury found Dr. Kenneth Graham, who performed the surgery on Lisa Baert in a Lloydminster hospital, was not negligent.
Baert, who was 21 at the time of the surgery in 1999, lost both her hands and feet and suffered brain damage after a punctured bowel during her surgery led to septic shock.
But in documents filed at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal in Regina on Dec. 27, Baert's lawyers argue the trial judge erred in his charge to the jury.
One of the key issues in the document is whether Graham informed Baert of the risk that her bowel could be injured.
The jury heard that Baert's bowel was punctured during the sterilization procedure and that the mistake wasn't discovered for days.
Baert underwent a second operation and suffered a cardiac arrest. She went into septic shock and had to have her limbs amputated.
Graham denied he was negligent, saying his patient didn't follow instructions after she was discharged from the hospital.
The jury decided Graham did meet the standard of care required of him. It also decided he received the informed consent of Baert for the tubal ligation.
Baert's lawyers said the judge should have allowed some of Graham's other patients to testify, adding that other mistakes by the judge led the jury to make "palpable and overriding" errors in their verdict.
The lawyers are asking the appeal court to find the doctor liable and assess damages or order a new trial.
Baert currently lives in a long-term care facility in Saskatoon. |
