MOM OF FIVE WINS LAWSUIT AGAINST STATE
A mother of five who developed several medical complications, resulting from a botched hysterectomy, won her lawsuit filed against the Northwest Regional Health Authority yesterday. In an oral judgment handed down in the San Fernando Supreme Court, Justice Geoffrey Henderson found that the State was liable in the case, since "there was breach in the standard of care of the patient and I hold that the defendant is negligent is this regard". Damages, including compensation for medical costs, will be assessed on Thursday. The suit was brought by Indra Ragoo, who underwent a hysterectomy in 2001 at the Mt Hope Women's Hospital. Ragoo developed...
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