In May, 2018, Vincent Nagler defended an anesthesiologist at trial who was accused of causing the wrongful death of a 52 year old married father of two during surgery for the debridement of a diabetic foot ulcer.
The patient coded immediately upon the induction of anesthesia. The plaintiff alleged that the anesthesiologist was unaware of an elevated blood enzyme which indicated that the patient had recently suffered a heart attack immediately prior to the operation.
After a four week trial in Supreme Court, Queens County, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of KBN’s client, and the plaintiff did not receive any compensation.
