Case Name:	ZAW ZAW ET AL VS KEVIN BIRUSINGH MD ET AL
Case Number:	LACL139628
Date of Trial:	11/15/2019		Venue:	Polk County
Casetype/Claims:	PI-MEDICAL/DENTAL MALPRACTICE
Judge:	SARAH E CRANE
Plaintiff's Counsel:	MARC STEVEN HARDING BRIAN JOHN MEYER BENJAMIN NOVOTNY DOMINIC FRANCIS PECHOTA		Defendant's Counsel:	STEVEN K SCHARNBERG ERIK PETER BERGELAND STACIE MARIE CODR FREDERICK T HARRIS KELLEN BROOKS BUBACH JEFFREY ROBERT KAPPELMAN
Verdict:	Plaintiff's verdict: Past loss M/B - $500,000; Future loss M/B - $250,000; Past P/S - $1,000,000; Future P/S - $250,000
Demand Before Trial:	$3,000,000
Offer Before Trial:	$15,000
Statement of Case: In this case, the Plaintiffs Zaw Zaw and Zin Lang Aung allege that Defendant Dr. Kevin Birusingh performed an unnecessary and unwanted wrong-site surgery on Plaintiff Zaw Zaw, failed to ascertain the proper surgery and, thereby, failed to obtain Zaw Zaw’s informed consent for the wrong-site surgery. Dr. Birusingh was employed by The Iowa Clinic at the time he performed the surgery on Plaintiff Zaw Zaw. Zin Lang Aung makes a claim for loss of her husband, Zaw Zaw’s, spousal consortium. The Defendants deny the allegations made by the Plaintiffs. Statement of Case Defendant: This is an alleged medical negligence case for damages. Plaintiffs Zaw Zaw and Zin Lang Aung allege that Defendant Kevin Birusingh, M.D. was negligent in his care and treatment of Plaintiff Zaw Zaw and that this alleged negligence caused injuries to Plaintiffs. Defendants deny that Dr. Birusingh was negligent in any respect and deny that Dr. Birusingh’s alleged negligence caused any injuries to the Plaintiffs. Defendants assert that if Plaintiffs were injured, any injuries were caused by the fault of other parties.
Injuries alleged:	Unapproved vasectomy
Official Jury Verdict Form:
LACL139628 Verdict form.PDF
Documents of interest: (when available)	LACL139628 Plaintiff's proposed instructions.PDFLACL139628 Defendant's proposed instructions.PDFLACL139628 Combined instructions.PDF
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