Jury Finds Doctor Negligent for Improper Surgery
A jury has awarded $2.4 million to a woman who developed permanent complications after undergoing bowel surgery. In the verdict, jurors found that Dr. Zahid M. Cohan ordered an improper surgery after Suzette R. Carlin visited the Olean General Hospital emergency room in 1998. Carlin was forced to undergo three subsequent surgical procedures and is now dependent on painkillers, her attorney said.


