By Armando Hernandez
Nov 28, 2024, 8:44 PM EST
New Mexico Jurors Award Man More Than $412 Million in a medical malpractice case involving a men’s health clinic operating in several states.
According to the complaint, clinic is accused of misdiagnosing and unnecessarily treating him with “invasive erectile dysfunction injections” that caused irreversible damage.
Following the news, the man’s lawyers said they hope this case will help prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme that included fraud and what they described as dangerous penile injections.
“It’s a national record-setting case and it’s fair because I don’t think there’s any room for licensed professionals to defraud patients out of money,” said Lori Bencoe, one of the attorneys who represented the plaintiff.
The award follows a trial held in Albuquerque earlier this month that focused on allegations outlined in a lawsuit filed by the man’s attorneys in 2020. NuMale Medical Center and company officials were named as defendants.
The man’s lawyers said the incident dates back to 2017, when, at age 66, he visited the clinic seeking help for fatigue and weight loss.three years before filing the lawsuit.
In response, NuMale Medical Center issued a statement stating that they “disagree with the verdict and intend to pursue all available legal remedies, including appeal.”
NuMale also has clinics in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.
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