Defense Verdict for Attorney Frederick Sewards

The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant general surgeon following a six-day trial.  Plaintiff claimed that the general surgeon negligently performed hernia surgery resulting in a bladder injury that led to a critical illness requiring hospitalization and additional surgeries.  After a six-day trial in which the jury heard from eight different expert witnesses testifying on behalf of both plaintiff and the defendant surgeon, the jury quickly returned a verdict finding that the surgeon was not negligent.