Deborah K Davis, Et Al. vs. Leslie Memsic, MD, Et Al.

Case Background

On November 25, 2019, Deborah K. Davis and her husband, Richard F. Davis filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Leslie Memsic M.D. et al. alleging negligence and fraud before the California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. Judge Lisa K. Sepe Wiesenfeld presided over this case. [Case number: 19STCV42419]

Cause

On November 28, 2018, Plaintiff Deborah underwent surgery with Defendant Leslie Memsic at Innova Surgery Center. The procedures included hernia repair, diastasis rectus repair, and a tummy tuck. Defendant Memsic consistently claimed during pre-surgical visits that she had the same skills and experience as a board-certified plastic surgeon. However, on November 28, 2018, Memsic allegedly did not complete the hernia and diastasis rectus repairs properly. She allegedly performed a different procedure instead of the proposed tummy tuck. Deborah and her family did not consent to this unapproved procedure at Innova or to the high-risk methods used. Between November 28, 2018, and December 5, 2018, Defendants Cassileth and Serenity administered Demerol to Deborah without proper consent. Cassileth was not her treating physician, had not examined Deborah, and did not have permission to administer the drug. After December 5, 2018, Deborah returned to the Defendants for treatment of issues caused by the previous surgery. The Defendants again failed to offer proper diagnosis and care, leading to further harm and suffering. Defendants Spaciano, Lakhoo, Genesis, and Cedars allowed or failed to prevent unnecessary and some