12-0 for the Defense!

After a five-day trial, Karen O’Kasey has won a medical negligence and battery case in Multnomah County.  Plaintiff alleged that during a water soluble barium enema procedure performed by the defendant, the catheter perforated her colon, resulting in bleeding, and a delay in the reversal of her ileostomy.  Plaintiff was seeking $800,000 in non-economic damages and over $200,000 in economic damages.  After a short deliberation, jury came back 12-0 for the defense!