Attorney Profile
Gabor Ovari
Areas of Practice
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Overview
Gabor is an associate in the Health Care Department. He focuses the majority of his practice on the defense of medical/psychiatric providers and facilities in medical malpractice and health care liability matters.
Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Gabor was involved in defending insurance carriers and self-insured entities in workers' compensation matters. As part of that practice, Gabor participated in hundreds of medical depositions. He also evaluated claims based on the opinions of medical experts and the analysis of medical/treatment records.
In 2010, Gabor graduated from Temple University magna cum laude, majoring in history. At Temple, he was involved in the pre-law society. He was also the recipient of the Professor Edward R. and Essie Baron Memorial Award, which is given to an outstanding student majoring in history, theater, music or art.
Gabor graduated from Widener University Commonwealth Law School, magna cum laude, in 2013. He was involved in Law Review and was elected as a member of the Law Review's Administrative Board. During law school, Gabor also completed an intensive trial advocacy program. He also worked at a regional defense firm as a law clerk, assisting with general liability and workers' compensation defense matters. Upon graduation Gabor received the James S. Bowman American Inn of Courts Award, which is awarded to a student excelling in administrative law.
Results
Obtained a defense verdict after a week-long jury trial in a medical malpractice case. The plaintiff alleged she sustained a bowel perforation injury in the course of a robotic-laparoscopic hysterectomy. The procedure was performed by an obstetrician/gynecologist. During the course of the procedure, a general surgeon was called in to evaluate the bowels for injuries. There were no injuries found, so the procedure was completed, and the patient was discharged the following day. Two days later the patient returned in critically ill condition, and a bowel perforation in the sigmoid colon was identified. The plaintiff alleged the providers negligently failed to detect the injury during the hysterectomy. After a week-long trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of all defendants.
Geisinger Health v. Bureau of Workers' Comp.(SWIF), 138 A.3d 133 (Pa. Cmwlth. Ct. 2016)
Thought Leadership
Calculated Change in Strategy: Hospital as the Solo Defendant, Marshall Dennehey Trends in Health Care and Health Law Seminar, May 9, 2024
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Seminar, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2016 and 2017
"Pennsylvania Imaging Center v. Commonwealth: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 'Trips' Over the Fine Line between Sales and Use Tax in Cases of Property Affixed to Real Estate," 2013 Annual Survey of Pennsylvania Administrative Law - 22 Widener L.J. 321 (2013)