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 of his or her injuries. Thus, a patient seeking to sue a physician for the failure [...]
The Legal Intelligencer- April 10, 2008 A 12-member jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas awarded $3 million to plaintiffs in a Med Mal case involving a physician's alleged failure to properly diagnose and treat a lung cancer patient. In Morganti v. Harman, Charles Morganti, now deceased, and his wife, Linda, filed suit against Leonard [...]
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 decides the woman is entitled to additional damages. Carole Gustitus and her husband, Edward, filed suit [...]
