Notre Dame Coach Lose Malpractice Trial
Charlie Weis, the head coach of the Notre Dame football team, lost the medical malpractice case he filed in Massachusetts.
The lawsuit arose out of gastric bypass surgery Weis had in June of 2002. According to this article posted on www.boston.com, "Weis, 51, who became ill after the operation, alleged that the surgeons were negligent for letting him bleed internally for 30 hours before they started a second surgery to respond to the complication. He testified he still has numbness and pain in his feet and had to use a motorized cart shortly after the operation."
John; I don't want to be cruel and this is difficult for a hard core Irish fan, however, the better malpractice claim may have been that the procedure failed to obtain the desired results!
Does anybody really believe that someone can bleed internally for 30 hours and live to tell about it? I submit to you that the problems with his legs stem from his weight. Even without reviewing records I can see why the verdict was as such. I am very curious as to the full story, records and all.
Kaye Miller, RN, CLNC
North Star Legal Nurse Consulting
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