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Hollywood family to get $14 million in malpractice verdict

A Hollywood father's family won a $14 million medical-malpractice verdict against a doctor who accidentally punctured the man's artery during surgery following his stroke, leaving the man paralyzed and bedridden, his attorneys said Thursday.

Francis Ziadie was 46 in May 2002 when he went to Memorial Regional Hospital with slurred speech and dizziness. His symptoms eased when doctors gave him drugs to break up a blood clot that caused the stroke, said his attorney, Crane Johnstone.

Soon after, radiologist Dr. Hoang Dinh Doung surgically inserted a mesh stent to prop open Ziadie's carotid artery to improve blood flow, but punctured the blood vessel causing heavy bleeding into his brain, Johnstone said. Ziadie now needs constant care from his elderly mother.

The jury found no negligence by a surgeon in the case, Dr. David Feldbaum.

Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A. represents clients throughout the state of Florida including the cities of Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Carol City, Cooper City, Coral Gables, Coral Springs, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Hollywood, Jupiter, Lake Worth, Miramar, Miami, Oakland Park, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Springs, Pompano Beach, and Rivera Beach

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