Medical Center Appealing Malpractice Verdict
Posted on Nov 21, 2011 2:10pm PST
A medical center in Pennsylvania is currently appealing a $12.5 million medical malpractice verdict. According to reports, the award was given to the family of a patient who died in 2003 after an abscess was misdiagnosed as a brain tumor. The money was awarded based on damages and income the man would have earned over his lifetime. Now, the center is appealing as they claim a judge's ruling denied them a proper defense.
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