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A surgeon accused of tearing a patient's artery during a diagnostic test settled a malpractice claim for $500,000 on Oct 12. Thelma Smith was undergoing cardiac catheterization to diagnose a circulatory blockage when the catheter broke the wall of the ileac artery, causing internal bleeding. The damage was repaired and Smith's only lasting damage has been numbness in a hand, but she was in a coma for five weeks after the May 22, 2001 incident.

The plaintiff's Essex County suit alleged that surgeon Lawrence Fabrizio of West Orange used too thin a needle to guide the catheter through the artery, causing the catheter to take an erratic path and pierce the wall. The case settled five days before the scheduled start of a trial.
- Henry Gottlieb, New Jersey Law Journal

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Rutgers University agreed on Oct 6 to pay $1 million to settle a Middlesex County suit by a student struck by a university police car while walking on the Piscataway campus. The car's driver, Officer Joyce Shei, said she was blinded by afternoon sun glare and was reaching for her cell phone at the time, 4 pm on Feb 4, 2003.

Aaminah Mirza fractured her right patella and tore her left-knee ligament. She missed two months of classes and upon returning was in a wheelchair for two months. The plaintiff's expert witness was prepared to testify that Mirza, now 22, is at a heightened risk of arthritis that will require a knee replacement in the future.

The university stipulated to liability and agreed to damages in mediation.

(This information was obtained from the New Jersey Law Journal)

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