Belhak vs Womens Care Specialists PC
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| Case Name: | Belhak vs Womens Care Specialists PC |
| Case Number: | LACE127225 |
| Date of Trial: | 03/08/2022 |  | Venue: | Scott County |
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| Casetype/Claims: | Personal injury, medical malpractice |
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| Judge: | Jeffrey D. Bert |
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| Plaintiff's Counsel: | William John Bribriesco, Anthony John Bribriesco | | Defendant's Counsel: | Ian James Russell |
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| Verdict: | For Plaintiff: damages:
Past loss of function of the mind and/or body- Fatima $500,000
Present value of future loss of function of the mind and/or body $1,000,000
Past physical and mental pain and suffering $500,000 $1,050,000
Present value of Future physical and mental pain and suffering $1,000,000
Past loss of consortium - Abdellatif Elfila $150,000
Present value of future loss of consortium - Abdellatif Elfila $100,000
Total: $3,250,000 |
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Statement of Case:
This case arises out of a claim of medical malpractice which occurred on January 27, 2014. In this case, Plaintiffs’ Fatima Belhak and Abdellatif Elfila claim defendants Women’s Care Specialists, P.C. and Denice Smith, M.D. were negligent in the performance of an episiotomy that caused Plaintiffs’ claimed damages. Defendants Women’s Care Specialists, P.C. and Dr. Denice Smith deny they were negligent and that they were a cause of Plaintiffs’ claimed damages. |
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| Official Jury Verdict Form: |
 Belhak v Women's Care Specialists, PC verdict form.pdf |
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