Kentucky Man Receives Jury Verdict In Chiropractic Stroke Case
A consumer health outlet reports that in 2002 a jury entered a verdict for a Terry Smith, a 42 year-old plumber's helper. The jury agreed with Mr. Smith's evidence that chiropractic manipulations to his neck resulted in a stroke. They awarded $700,000 to Mr. Smith in his lawsuit against the chiropractor for injuries and problems including severe headaches, difficulty walking and difficulty swallowing that has led to the required use of a stomach feeding tube and the inability to work.
The jury listened to evidence that established the stroke occurred when the chiropractor caused dissection and blockage of both vertebral arteries leading to the brain. Mr. Smith's medical expert testified that the stroke was caused by the chiropractic manipulations and not something else because both arteries were involved at the same time and at essentially the same level in the neck.
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