Agar v. Moore

Case Background

Almeda Agar filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after her left common iliac artery was cut with a trocar during a robotic total abdominal hysterectomy which led to a surgical repair and other complications including a slow-healing abscess. Agar alleged negligence by her OB-GYN, Dr. William Moore, in causing the injury. The lawsuit was filed in the Arizona Superior Court, Maricopa County. Judge Keith Miller presided over this lawsuit. [Case number: 22-8]

Cause

Almeda Agar experienced severe abdominal pain and heavy bleeding, prompting multiple visits to the ER. Seeking a solution, she consulted Dr. William Moore, an OB-GYN at Mississippi Coast Ob/Gyn. After evaluating her condition, Dr. Moore recommended a hysterectomy, and Agar agreed to the procedure. On September 24, 2020, Dr. Moore performed the elective robotic total abdominal hysterectomy at Ocean Springs Hospital. The surgery began at 12:05 p.m., but within 20 minutes, he identified a serious complication. A surgical instrument, the trocar, had severed Agar’s left co