Patient awarded $2M in lawsuit against Columbus OBGYN
A Lowndes County jury awarded $2.4 million to the plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Columbus obstetrics and gynecology doctor Friday.
According to circuit court records, Hamilton resident Talanda Blevins sued Dr. James Holzhauer for negligence in 2016, two years after her uterus ruptured while she was at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle giving birth. After Blevins delivered the baby, Holzhauer performed four surgeries within a few hours, the last of which was an abdominal hysterectomy, in an attempt to stop Blevins' blood loss.
The same day as the hysterectomy, another physician performed a fifth surgery, during which, Blevins argued, the physician had to repair damage to Blevins' bladder and other organs which had been caused during the earlier surgeries.
During the trial, Blevins' attorney, Charles Merkel of Clarksdale, argued Holzhauer breached multiple standards of care, causing Blevins permanent pain and other injuries.
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