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Wabash, IN, Awaits Orthopedic Medical Malpractice Verdict

The Wabash Plain Dealer has reported that the public is still waiting to hear the verdict in the Indiana medical malpractice case Medley vs. Williams. As of today, the Wabash Superior Court and presiding judge Chris Goff planned to have the closing arguments, court instructions, and the beginning of jury deliberations, with a verdict coming whenever the jurors complete their decision and hand it back to the court.

Medley vs. Williams involves the wrongful death of a Manchester High School student Heather Medley who, when she was just 15, died in the wake of an orthopedic knee surgery. Her surviving parents, who claim that surgeon Leamon Williams negligent in his treatment, brought the case to court. Williams is a doctor at Orthopedics Northeast.

The incident began in the spring of 2004, when Heather Medley underwent surgery for her knee without a problem. During the following months, when completing routine follow-up physical therapy, she complained of pain in her calf, which Williams jotted down in his notes. But although he was aware of the possibly dangerous and deadly symptom, he did not follow up the complaint with tests or other diagnostics that would have determined whether or not a blood clot existed.

Just three days after the appointment, Heather died suddenly from a massive pulmonary embolism - which most experts agree was a result of a blood clot in the calf. However, it should be noted that Heather suffered from a number of other health problems even before the surgery, including obesity.

The medical malpractice court case, which has been ongoing, is considered by many to be a close call - both the defense and prosecution took a number of medical experts to the stand, who made various claims about William's actions and the general standard of care to the patient. Even the state's medical malpractice case review board had trouble reaching a conclusion due to insufficient evidence.

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