$400,000 Settlement: Nurse's Negligence Results in Permanent Bladder Damage

Rawls Law Group represented a 58‑year‑old Virginia woman who underwent surgery for bladder prolapse. During the post‑operative bladder challenge, a hospital nurse overfilled the woman's bladder to more than double the normal capacity and failed to timely catheterize her despite complaints of pain. The nurse's negligence caused a permanent bladder sprain, recurrent urinary tract infections, and voiding dysfunction. The case was resolved at mediation for $400,000 with Justice Roush of the McCammon Group.