Abramson, Brown & Dugan Attorneys

A $20 million medical malpractice verdict has been upheld in Pennsylvania by a Pennsylvania appeals court.  The case involved a botched liposuction surgery that included punitive damages for emotional distress.  The 18 year old liposuction patient died as a result of the botched surgery.  The appeals court ruled that it was proper for the court to have introduced evidence that the clinic was not properly licensed at the time of the surgery.

The punitive damages awarded by the jury was $15 million.