Jury Finds Against Notre Dame Football Coach in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Chrissie Cole

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On Tuesday, a jury found against Notre Dame Football coach Charlie Weis, in his medical malpractice lawsuit. The suit claimed two doctors botched his after-care following gastric bypass surgery five years ago.

The jury reached their decision in less than a day, finding two Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons were not negligent.

Weis, 51, claimed the surgeons were negligent for allowing him to internally bleed for 30 hours before performing a second surgery to correct the complication from the first surgery.

During the surgery, Weis nearly died. During his testimony he said he still has numbness and pain in his feet and has to use a motorized cart.