Nerissa E. Weeks has filed a negligence complaint against Dr. Jack J. Cacic and his business, Lake Worth Chiropractic & Wellness (LWCW). The lawsuit was filed on May 28, 2024, in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Weeks, a resident of Lake Worth, alleges that she suffered permanent neurological injuries due to the negligence of Dr. Cacic during chiropractic treatments at LWCW. According to the complaint, Weeks initially sought treatment from Dr. Cacic on January 12, 2023, for low back pain related to a herniated disc in her lumbar spine. Following this initial visit, she returned to Dr. Cacic’s office several months later on June 26, 2023, complaining of neck pain and headaches.

The lawsuit details that during subsequent visits on June 26 and June 28, Dr. Cacic performed cervical manipulations and other treatments without obtaining appropriate informed consent from Weeks regarding the risks involved. On June 30, following another session of cervical manipulations by Dr. Cacic, Weeks experienced severe dizziness and vertigo shortly after the procedure. She was subsequently hospitalized and diagnosed with an acute right vertebral artery dissection and an ischemic stroke.