Marrero v. Goldsmith

NESBITT, Judge.

Plaintiff in a medical malpractice action appeals from a judgment entered in favor of three physicians.

Mrs. Marrero underwent surgery with Dr. Brewster administering a general anesthetic; Dr. Goldsmith performing a hemor-rhoidectomy; and Dr. Kitsos performing a “tummy tuck” and cyst removal. It was established at trial that before surgery Mrs. Marrero had full use of her left arm and that after the operation she complained of numbness and pain in her left arm which was diagnosed as bracial plexapathy. The plaintiff presented several expert witnesses to testify as to the cause…