Peter Tuenge, Colleen Scott, and Paralegal Kristin Francis Obtain Defense Verdict in Labor and Delivery Malpractice Lawsuit
Shareholder Peter Tuenge and senior counsel Colleen Scott, with the help of paralegal Kristin Francis, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a local hospital in a multi-million dollar medical malpractice lawsuit in Multnomah County, Oregon in October 2024. Plaintiff claimed her obstetricians and hospital nurses were negligent in their management of her labor and delivery, and in their postpartum management of the plaintiff’s claimed nerve and bladder injuries caused during the labor and delivery. Plaintiff claimed the negligence resulted in permanent pelvic nerve pain, permanent bladder dysfunction, PTSD, and severe emotional distress. After ten days of trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the hospital nursing staff.
