Kansas Court Reinstates Med-Mal Suit Against Surgeon Accused of Removing the Wrong Organ During Surgery

“A person without the pertinent medical knowledge can assess whether Dr. Lui’s conduct was within the standard of care when he mistakenly removed a portion of a patient’s pancreas instead of the adrenal gland during an operation to remove the adrenal gland,” Judge Amy F. Cline wrote on behalf of the Kansas Court of Appeals.