SMS Founding Member David L. Shuman and Associate David L. Shuman, Jr. Obtain Defense Verdict in Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Trial
Firm Member David L. Shuman recently obtained a complete defense jury verdict in a medical malpractice action tried in Kanawha County. The case involved the selection and use of appropriate anticoagulant therapy to treat a dissection of the Plaintiff’s decedent’s left internal carotid artery. The Plaintiff alleged that the decedent suffered from an underlying bleeding disorder and the Defendant doctor breached the standard of care in failing to consult a hematologist prior to proceeding with anticoagulant therapy. The Defendant argued that the anticoagulant therapy administered was appropriate and necessary to treat the Plaintiff’s decedent’s left internal carotid artery dissection and a hematological consult was not necessary. After a five-day trial, the jury returned a verdict that the Defendant's doctor did not breach the standard of care in his care and treatment of the Plaintiff’s decedent.
About: Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC is a civil defense litigation law firm defending businesses, professionals, and insurers in high-stakes litigation. The firm has over 20 attorneys licensed to practice in West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York. SMS was founded in Charleston, WV, where it remains headquartered and has additional offices in Morgantown, WV, and Winchester, VA.
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