Florida Appeals Court Orders $450,000 Award For Botched Eye Surgery Cut To $350,000

(December 20, 2019, 9:52 AM EST) -- MIAMI — Upon overturning a lower court ruling that two Florida statutes limiting noneconomic damages in certain medical malpractice suits are unconstitutional, a Florida appeals court remanded Dec. 18 to reduce an award for a woman’s botched cataract surgery from $450,000 to $350,000 (Taylor Poole, et al. v. Deborah DeFranko, et al., No. 3D18-1809, Fla. App., 3rd Dist., 2019 Fla. App. LEXIS 18749)....

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