A doctor who has been an outspoken advocate for caps on medical malpractice awards was found negligent for a failed hip replacement and ordered by a jury to pay $800,000 in damages. An Allegheny County Common Pleas Court jury earlier this month said Dr. Gerald Pifer, an Allegheny General Hospital orthopedic surgeon, was negligent in replacing Ella Jean Shannon's hip in August 2000.
Posted by Editor at December 5, 2003 11:27 AM