| Delayed Diagnosis Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $38,000,000 | Ophthalmologist failed to timely diagnose diseased retinas found in premature twin infants, resulting in blindness. | Norris v. Cox Lee Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., 03-1698-CA; 03-1699-CA, 11/2/2007 |
| $30,000,000 | Cervical cancer continued to spread while treating gynecologist ignored two inconclusive Pap tests. Patient eventually lost her anus, bladder, colon, rectum and vagina. |
Trainer v. Bio Reference Laboratories Queens Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., 31994/02, 12/7/2007 |
| $11,100,000 | Plaintiff now lives in nursing home because doctors didn't catch bacterial meningitis in time. | Spiegelman v. Victory Memorial Hospital Cook Co., Ill., Cir. Ct., 05L005236, 6/28/2007 |
| $7,000,000 | Doctor's failure to do immediate biopsy allowed spread of breast cancer that ultimately necessitated a mastectomy. | Morgello v. Harris Queens Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., 6637/05, 12/10/2007 |
| $5,900,000 | Symptoms should have indicated that patient was suffering a fatal embolism, but doctors mistook it for bronchitis. | Hickey v. Golinowski Suffolk Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., 7107/03, 9/7/2007 |
| $2,900,000 | Doctors failed to fully evaluate patient's veins, resulting in deep vein thrombosis. | Traina v. University of Pennsylvania Health Care System Philadelphia Co., Pa., Ct. of C.P., 041202082, 3/14/2008 |
| $1,000,000 | Patient claimed doctors ignored his complaints of increasing back pain. Days later a diagnosis of neurologic emergent epidural abscess was made. | Murphy v. United States of America N.D. Calif., Cir. Ct., C 07 0094 JSW, 12/17/2007 |
| $1,00,000 | Doctor performed superficial culture instead of ordering MRI or CT scan, which would have led to quickly finding deep infection. | McAdams v. Johnson Dallas Co., Texas, Dist. Ct. 05-7402-M, 7/19/2007 |
| Defense | Internist blamed for patient's cancer death. Defense argued patient ignored order to undergo repeated urinalysis tests. | Santisi v. Babikian San Diego Co., Calif., Super. Ct., GIC833635, 6/13/2007 |
| Defense | Bowel perforation wasn't found in timely fashion. Defense argued any delay was caused by patient declining advice of doctor's staff. | Estate of Haines v. Portman Allegheny Co., Pa., Ct. of C.P., GD-06-017548, 4/3/2008 |
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