Date: 05-16-2009

Case Style: Robert T. Baird Jr. v. Dr. Kenneth J. Morrissey

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Judge: Alice B. Gibney

Court: Providence County, Superior Court, Rhode Island

Plaintiff's Attorney: David Morowitz, Providence, Rhode Island

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Description: Robert T. Baird Jr. sued Dr. Kenneth J. Morrissey on a medical negligence (medical malpractice) theory claiming that Dr. Morrissey's care of him fell below the standard of care and harmed him. Baird worked as a truck driverfrom 1981 until he began experiencing extreme pain in his right arm in 1999. He went to Morrissey, who operated to improve his movement and in the process removed a benign tumor. After the surgery, his right hand began hurting, changing color and temperature and sweating. He was later diagnosed as suffering from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, a chronic neurological disorder that causes severe pain.

Dr. Morrissey denied wrongdoing.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $1.5 million for physical pain, $1.5 million for mental suffering, $500,000 for disfigurement and $500,000 for lost wages.

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