Legal Opinion
Long v. Hacker
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided August 5, 1994No. S-91-1207PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLanphier, J.
Plaintiff-appellant, Robert S. Long, M.D., brought a medical malpractice action against defendant-appellee, Robert J. Hacker, M.D., a neurosurgeon, in the district court for Douglas County. Hacker had performed a laminectomy on Long, and it is uncontested that Hacker operated on the wrong vertebrae of Long’s spine. This miscalculation was apparently due to the misinterpretation of an x ray. The jury found in favor of Hacker. The Nebraska Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the district court. Long v. Hacker, 93 NCA No. 42, case No. A-91-1207 (not designated for permanent publication).…
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