Oregon Lingual Nerve Injury Verdict

Jane Paulson received a verdict for $600,000 last month in a claim against Willamette Dental for a lingual nerve injury.

Our client's lingual nerve was damaged during the extraction of his wisdom tooth leaving him with numbness and pain, tingling, burning pain, shooting pain and throbbing pain in this tongue, difficulty with biting and use of his tongue, decreased taste sensation, numb gums on the right side of his mouth, difficulty speaking, and the inability to distinguish hot from cold.

The defense offered to settle for $50,000 before trial and maybe could come up to $75,000 during trial.

Many patients are told a serious, permanent lingual nerve injury is simply a risk of the procedure. We educate the jury that a serious, permanent lingual nerve injury is usually due to doctor error. The lingual nerve injury verdict is Jane Paulson's fourth involving negligent removal of wisdom teeth.

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