Jury Awards Man’s Estate Nearly $5 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

A Clarke County State Court jury awarded $4.36 million to a man’s estate following a trial for a medical malpractice civil lawsuit over the man’s death, which occurred during a cardiac catheterization procedure, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.

The Athens Banner-Herald reported that the verdict against the Athens Heart Center and Dr. Subodh Agrawal came after a weeklong trial presided over by Judge Charles Auslander. The award is broken down into $3.8 million for the value of life, $500,000 for pain and suffering and $63,000 for medical and funeral expenses.

The lawsuit, which was filed in 2017, was over the death of Julian Molina, an Athens businessman. Molina was also well-known on the Athens music scene, having performed with groups like The Squalls, Go Van Go and Little Tigers. He did vocals and played bass guitar, drums and flute. Molina was 58 when he died during what his lawyer said is considered a “routine medical procedure.”

Read the source article at redandblack.com