ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ A jury has awarded $700,000 to a Roanoke woman who sued a Salem clinic over her treatment. The Roanoke Circuit Court jury found that Virginia Orthopaedic PC was negligent in its treatment of Rhonda Bailey Palmer. Palmer’s lawsuit says she was treated at the clinic after she fractured her left humerus in July 2012. The lawsuit alleges that the bone was refractured during a follow-up procedure. Palmer’s attorney, Les Bowers, tells The Roanoke Times (http://bit.ly/1GNMN01 ) that the secondary injury delayed Palmer’s physical therapy. She suffered permanent damage as a result. The jury issued its verdict last week.
