Iowa Man Receives $12.5 Million Settlement After Invasive Surgery to Remove Non-Existent Cancer
A court in Iowa has awarded $12.5 million to a plaintiff who underwent invasive surgery to treat prostate cancer after the defendant, a pathologist, mixed up the cancer-free man’s records with those of another patient who actually had prostate cancer. The problem began in early 2017, when the plaintiff, a retired factory worker in […]
An Unexpected Verdict in an 11-Year Failure to Diagnose Case
A recent case involving a seemingly straight forward failure to diagnose actually resulted in a verdict in favor of the defense. A regular checkup of an elderly man included a prostate cancer screening test which revealed that his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were at an unhealthy level of 4.5, indicating the potential for cancer. The […]