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$ 718,000 Awarded in Surgery mistake
$718,000 Awarded in Surgery mistake
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - January 28, 2000A West Palm Beach woman whose left knee was disabled by a surgeons error was awarded $718,000 by a Broward County jury, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
Dawn Atherton, 29, needs a cane or brace to walk and still has a limp after her surgeon accidentally damaged a nerve in her knee during a 1994 arthroscopic operation, lawyer Larry Ben said.
Dr. Michael Mikolojczak, of West Palm Beach, had argued during the malpractice trial that his mistake was a normal complication of the surgery, Ben said.
