Lou La Cava obtained defense verdicts in Palm Beach County

Lou La Cava obtained defense verdicts from two jury panels in a summary jury trial ordered by the court and held in Palm Beach County. In the medical malpractice wrongful death case the plaintiff alleged that a family practice physician and a physician’s assistant were negligent in failing to refer a patient to a cardiologist. The plaintiff argued that failing to make that referral led to the patient dying two days after the office visit as a result of a heart attack. After a one day summary jury trial the first jury panel returned a defense verdict in 12 minutes finding the doctor and the physician’s assistant not negligent. The second jury panel returned a defense verdict in 14 minutes also finding the doctor and the physician’s assistant not negligent.