Robert R. Sappe successfully defended a local orthopedic surgeon in Supreme Court, Orange County

Robert R. Sappe successfully defended a local orthopedic surgeon in Supreme Court, Orange County. The plaintiff alleged that the physician negligently managed a fractured tibia, which then failed to heal and resulted in the need for multiple further surgeries in order to get the fracture to heal. Mr. Sappe successfully demonstrated to the jury that the fracture was correctly set by the doctor, and that the reason for the failure to heal was the patient’s own negligence in weight bearing on the fracture before it was healed and continuing to smoke against doctor’s advice.