Attorneys Nikki Mosco and John Shusted Successfully Secure a Defense Verdict for a Urologic Surgeon

On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Nikki Mosco and Jack Shusted secured a defense verdict on behalf of their client, a board-certified urologic surgeon, following a nearly two-week jury trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant failed to timely identify a bowel perforation following a robotic assisted radical prostatectomy.

The defense successfully demonstrated that the surgeon’s postoperative care and treatment of the patient met or exceeded the applicable standard of care. Specifically, the defense demonstrated that the patient had a very atypical presentation of signs and symptoms of bowel perforation as the patient initially presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of a postoperative ileus with no clear signs or symptoms suggestive of a bowel injury until postoperative day 5 at which time a bowel injury was promptly identified.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defense, finding unanimously that there was no deviation from the standard of care.