Med-Mal Defense Verdict

Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. attorneys Mark Barrow and Marshall Crane obtained a defense verdict after jury deliberations in a six-day medical malpractice trial in Aiken County, South Carolina. Mr. Barrow and Mr. Crane represented a neurologist in a wrongful death action. The Plaintiffs alleged that the neurologist violated the standard of care with regards to treatment and diagnosis of intracranial hypotension. They further allege that this condition caused the death of decedent. The trial featured testimony from numerous witnesses and medical experts in the fields of neurology, neurosurgery, radiology, and emergency medicine. The jury found that the neurologist’s care of the decedent was appropriate, and the neurologist did not deviate from the standard of care in treating the decedent.