Verdicts and Settlements

Failure to diagnose lung cancer  Settlement against physicians who failed to follow up on x-ray report of mass in lung in 76-year-old patient who subsequently died from lung cancer.

Failure to diagnose melanoma  Settlement against pathologist who misdiagnosed mole as benign. Patient died of melanoma four years later.

Failure to diagnose pelvic/ovarian abscess  Settlement against a primary care physician and a for-profit hospital following the death of a 35-year-old mother of two children who died of septic shock as a result of the defendants' failure to properly initiate antibiotic treatment or administer diagnostic testing.

Failure to diagnose sarcoma  Settlement against physician misdiagnosing thigh mass as benign lipoma with result that cancer metastasized.

Failure to diagnose slipped femoral epiphysis  Settled after jury verdict against radiologist who misread x-ray of 13-year-old boy who went to local emergency room with hip pain.

Failure to diagnose T-6 compression fracture  Settlement against physicians who sent patient home from hospital after a fall without diagnosing a compression fracture, with resulting paraplegia.

Failure to properly restrain wheelchair bound passenger  Settlement for passenger thrown from chair when van driver applied brakes.

Fall on hospital exterior stairway  Arbitration award for death of 87-year-old woman who fell while climbing stairs that did not have a railing.

Fall on ice outside supermarket  Settlement for leg fracture after fall on icy sidewalk.

Food poisoning at wedding reception  Settlement for 37 guests (including the bride) who suffered food poisoning as a result of contaminated berries served at dessert.