The firm recently filed a lawsuit against the University of Miami on behalf of a victim of alleged negligence. According to the suit, a lack of post-operative care and observation left Pablo Portieles incapacitated and comatose.

Last February, Portieles was treated for a gunshot wound by University of Miami physicians at Jackson Memorial Hospital. After initial treatment, he was placed in a post-operative care unit where his deteriorating condition, including an injured spleen, went unrecognized and untreated by physicians. Portieles subsequently went into cardio-pulmonary arrest causing permanent brain damage. He is currently in a minimally conscious state and is residing at a rehabilitative facility where he remains bedridden and unable to speak, walk, eat or perform any daily living activities.

“This is an unfortunate instance where a number of University of Miami physicians failed to recognize the severity of a patient’s injuries and his deteriorating condition,” said Hector Lombana, the attorney for the victims.  “Mr. Portieles and his family have been irreparably harmed by the negligence of their doctors.”

The lawsuit seeks compensatory damages for Portieles’ myriad injuries, pain and suffering, disability and reduced life expectancy among other damages.  It also seeks damages for the past and future suffering of Portieles’ wife.  The suit names the University of Miami, various physicians, and the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, the governing body of Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Gamba & Lombana P.A. is comprised of highly experienced trial lawyers who focus on litigation matters.  Each of the firm’s founding partners has more than 30 years of experience in trying and winning cases in South Florida courts in personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and complex commercial law matters.