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On April 28th of 2013, Rabbi '''Mordechai RosembergRosenberg''' botched a circumcision of a newborn baby causing a "catastrophic and life-changing injury". Rosenberg, an orthodox [[mohel]] acted "with a total disregard" for the child, alleges the civil lawsuit brought by the parents.
The baby was rushed to a Children's Hospital for "emergency reconstructive surgery and leech therapy," according to the lawsuit. Leeches help the body accept reattached parts by promoting blood flow and tissue regeneration. The infant required several follow-up visits to the hospital.
Neil R. Rosen, an attorney for the parents said Rosenberg severed the organ and that the boy's grandfather, himself a doctor, immediately called Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and alerted them to assemble a reconstructive surgery team. Mr. Rosen said the baby's entire blood supply had to be replaced via transfusion.
A court filing by RosembergRosenberg's attorney acknowledged the injury but denied negligence. "Rabbi Rosenberg performed the bris milah in a careful and competent fashion, with the care and skill normally exercised by Mohels under the same or similar circumstances," it said.
In his answer, which was filed Jan. 6, 2014, Rosenberg denied most of the allegations contained in the complaint, including that he “acted with negligence, carelessness and/or recklessness” in causing the injury to the baby; that he failed “to exercise appropriate caution when using the instruments necessary to perform a Bris Milah”; and that he chose “to employ a technique that placed the Bris Milah instruments in a position wherein they were capable of causing serious injury” to the baby.
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