Doc defends failure to diagnose case on causation, but loses – $2,650,000 Verdict

By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: December 12, 2011

Tags: Fairfax County Circuit Court, Judge Jonathan C. Thacher, Medical Malpractice, Million-Dollar Verdicts

The plaintiff alleged that defendant radiologist missed a left breast abnormality on a screening mammogram performed on Sept. 15, 2008. The plaintiff further alleged that the defendant failed to order follow-up imaging studies and/or a referral to a surgeon for biopsy, which would have revealed the breast cancer in time for curative treatment. On Oct. 23, ...

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