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What Can You Expect If You Bring a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit- Failure to Diagnose Cancer
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, there may be medical malpractice implications. If the signs of cancer were present earlier, and if your physician failed to act upon those signs, you may have a claim for medical malpractice. For … Continue »
What You Need To Know About a “Failure to Diagnose Cancer” Medical Malpractice Case
When a physician fails to properly diagnose cancer, the results can be catastrophic. Just as an early diagnosis of cancer carries with it an increase in a patient’s chances of survival, a late diagnosis can carry with it a decreased … Continue »
Documenting Your Medical Malpractice Claim
A medical malpractice case typically pits an injured patient (who has no recollection of the significant events) against a physician who will claim to recall every detail. Patients who become victims of medical malpractice while undergoing surgery, for example, will … Continue »
Proving that earlier diagnosis of cancer would have made a difference
In a medical malpractice case, the plaintiff (i.e., the injured patient) is required to do more than prove that the care in question fell beneath accepted standards of care. The patient must also establish that the malpractice was the cause … Continue »
Jury Awards $3 Mil. in Phila. Med-Mal Case
The Legal Intelligencer- April 10, 2008 A 12-member jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas awarded $3 million to plaintiffs in a case involving a physician’s alleged failure to properly diagnose and treat a lung cancer patient. In Morganti … Continue »
Verdict in Cancer Case Could Hit $1M
The Times Leader- April 4, 2007 WILKES-BARRE – A jury last week said a Kingston woman deserved $875,000 from a doctor who failed to diagnose her cancer. That verdict could be increased to more than $1 million if a judge … Continue »
