Lou La Cava and Iva Valtcheva were counsel in a medical malpractice trial in Hillsborough County

Lou La Cava and Iva Valtcheva were counsel in a medical malpractice trial in Hillsborough County which resulted in a hung jury. The Plaintiff underwent a laparoscopic cyst drainage which resulted in an undiagnosed small bowel injury. She became septic and went on to undergo amputations of all four of her extremities. Plaintiff alleged negligence in causing the perforation and not making an earlier diagnosis of sepsis. After a 3 week trial the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.