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Date: 02-04-2004

Case Style: Dolores Santiago v. Dr. Richard Kolb

Case Number: Unknown

Judge: Unknown

Court: Court of Common Pleas, Phildadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Plaintiff's Attorney: Philip Blackman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Defendant's Attorney: Unknown

Description: A medical malpractice case in which the plaintiff claimed that Dr. Richard Kolb negligently performed a gall bladder surgery on and that as a result she sustained a bowel injury. The 44-year-old plaintiff had to undergo a second operation and suffers from occasional painful spasms and is at risk of developing liver problems later in life.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $20 million.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: Editor's Note: The newspaper report on this case strikes me as not being an accurate description of the case. It was probably a common bile duct injury cases.



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