Jury Awards Family $12 Million After Doctors Fail To Detect Lung Cancer

Although money will never replace the family member they have lost, one family is resting a little easier knowing that they took a stand against medical malpractice and won.

Doctor Fails To Mention X-Ray Showed Lung Mass

In 2010, a woman in her mid-sixties went to the emergency room with extreme pain in her left ear. Doctors ordered a number of tests to determine what as causing her pain, including a chest x-ray. While nothing on the x-ray could explain her ear pain, one of the doctors identified a "non-specific density" in the left upper lobe of her lung, a density which doctors should have further investigated. Instead, they told her that her x-rays were normal.

In December of 2012, another doctor discovered the mass and biopsied it which determined that it was malignant. Less than a year later the patient died from stage 4 lung cancer.

Her family maintains that if the first doctor has informed the patient that a mass was present on her x-ray, she could have undergone aggressive treatments which could have potentially saved her life. They chose to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor and the hospital.

After hearing all arguments, the jury awarded the plaintiffs $10 million for the loss of the patient's life and an additional $2 million for the family's emotional pain.

Medical Malpractice Is A Major Issue In New York 

New York alone accounts for nearly a quarter of all of the medical malpractice lawsuits filed in the United States. If you or a loved one believe that a medical professional acted negligently while proving you care, the attorneys at Banville Law can help you get the compensation that you both need and deserve. Call our law offices now.

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