A jury found no liability against all defendants in one the largest medical malpractice trials in the history of Broward County, Florida.

Fort Lauderdale, FL (MMD Newswire) January 13, 2009 -- A jury found no liability against all defendants in one the largest medical malpractice trials in the history of Broward County, Florida.

Mark L. Rosen, Esq. and Isabel Del Cid, Esq., of the law firm of Lubell & Rosen, LLC, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, led the defense team for the defendant, Jason Strong, M.D., an on-call internist.   Other defendants included Dr. Lorentina Kocik, Dr. Rajkumar Nebhrajani, and Memorial Hospital West.   The trial lasted nearly 3 months.  The Plaintiff, Lisa Strong, was represented by the law firm of Searcy, Denny of West Palm Beach, Florida.

The case involved catastrophic damages allegedly caused by a delayed diagnosis of a kidney stone infection to a Ms. Lisa Strong, the plaintiff.  (no relation to Dr. Jason Strong).  Ms. Strong presented herself to the Hospital at 12:30 am, with serious complications.  At 6:35am, Dr. Strong, the on call internist, was called, but did not come into see Ms. Strong at the hospital.   Mr. Rosen, on behalf of Dr. Strong, argued that when Dr. Strong was called, kidney stone complications were not disclosed to the doctor and the seriousness of Ms. Strong’s condition was not explained.

Ultimately, several hours later, the kidney stone infection was discovered.  By that time sepsis had developed in Ms. Strong’s extremities.  Both of her hands and both of her feet required amputation.   Ms. Strong was in her late 30s at the time and has three minor children.

The plaintiff asked the jury for 75 million dollars.  Mark Rosen was brilliant in his defense.  Not only did the Plaintiff accuse Dr. Strong of malpractice, but all of the other defendants accused Dr. Strong as well.

After three days of deliberation, the jury found no liability. No word yet if the plaintiffs plan to appeal.

Dr. Strong had no malpractice insurance.   The law firm of Lubell & Rosen, established in 1994, concentrates its practice on representing doctors that do not carry malpractice insurance.  Lubell & Rosen, despite only being paid a flat fee, put in over 1500 billable hours defending Dr. Strong over three years and ten weeks of trial.  Furthermore, the firm, at its own expense, spent tens of thousands on defense costs, including expert witnesses, over 30 depositions, transcripts, and elaborate trial exhibits.

The verdict is a victory for all uninsured doctors falsely accused of malpractice.  Uninsured doctors have been “picked on” by large plaintiff’s firms.  Lubell & Rosen’s flat fee program allows doctors to put on a top notch defense, at a flat cost, instead of settling.

The verdict also brought vindication to Dr. Strong, who maintained his innocence since the inception of the case.   Both Lubell & Rosen and Dr. Strong offer their profound sympathy to Ms. Lisa Strong and her family.

Media Contact:
Steven Lubell
sll@lubellrosen.com

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