{"id":131687,"date":"2024-11-30T07:29:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T00:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131687"},"modified":"2024-11-30T07:29:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T00:29:46","slug":"new-mexico-man-awarded-412-million-medical-malpractice-payout-for-botched-penile-injections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131687","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico man awarded $412 million medical malpractice payout for botched penile injections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">Albuquerque, New Mexico<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bic1b005r2cqj58f1fqpm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men\u2019s health clinic that operates in several states.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bqcep00073b6mjn3bj7qu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The man\u2019s attorneys celebrated Monday\u2019s verdict, saying they are hopeful it will prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme that involved fraud and what they described as dangerous penile injections. They said the punitive and compensatory damages total the largest amount to ever be awarded by a jury in a medical malpractice case in the U.S.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bqcep00083b6m4powljb3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s a national record setting case and it\u2019s righteous because I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any place for licensed professionals to be defrauding patients for money. That is a very egregious breach of their fiduciary duty,\u201d said Lori Bencoe, one of the lawyers who represented the plaintiff. \u201cThat\u2019s breach of trust and anytime someone is wearing a white coat, they shouldn\u2019t be allowed to do that.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bqcep00093b6me3j2p41y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The award follows a trial held in Albuquerque earlier this month that centered on allegations outlined in a lawsuit filed by the man\u2019s attorneys in 2020. NuMale Medical Center and company officials were named as defendants.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bqcep000a3b6mj1g6fv17@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            According to the complaint, the man was 66 when he visited the clinic in 2017 in search of treatment for fatigue and weight loss. The clinic is accused of misdiagnosing him and unnecessarily treating him with \u201cinvasive erectile dysfunction shots\u201d that caused irreversible damage.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bqcep000b3b6mzco7lb4r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Nick Rowley, another attorney who was part of the plaintiff\u2019s team, said the out-of-state medical corporation set up a \u201cfraudulent scheme to make millions off of conning old men.\u201d He provided some details in a social media post, saying clinic workers told patients they would have irreversible damage if they didn\u2019t agree to injections three times a week.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bqcep000c3b6mmbnfihn7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            NuMale Medical Center President Brad Palubicki said in a statement sent Wednesday to The Associated Press that the company\u2019s focus is on continuing to deliver responsible patient care while maintaining strict safety and compliance standards at all of its facilities.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bqcep000d3b6m7b4jqtj2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhile we respect the judicial process, due to ongoing legal proceedings, we cannot comment on specific details of the case at this time,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bqcep000e3b6mrlhd1rng@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            NuMale also has clinics in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, North Carolina and Wisconsin.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm43bqcep000f3b6mnlgcfahz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            According to court records, jurors found that fraudulent and negligent conduct by the defendants resulted in damages to the plaintiff. 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