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$2.5 Million Awarded for Failure to Diagnose Colon Cancer

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

A Virgo County, Indiana jury has awarded $2.5 million to a now 42-year-old former police officer whose doctor failed to diagnose his colon cancer in 2004.  The Tribune Star reports the lawsuit was filed against Dr. John Morse of AP&S Clinic in Terre Haute, Indiana in January 2009.

At 35-years-old, the man went to the doctor with rectal bleeding and complaints of other gastric discomforts. Neither a sigmoidoscopy nor colonoscopy was done to rule out colon cancer.  An upper G.I. test was done because of other problems the patient reported. After moving to another state and consulting a different doctor in 2006, he was diagnosed with Stage 4, incurable colon cancer.  He has been given less than a year to live.

Under Indiana’s statutory limit, the award will be reduced to $1.25 million.

Failure to diagnose and to treat a disease correctly is one type of medical malpractice.  If you or someone you care about has been injured by the carelessness of a medical professional, you should speak with an experienced South Carolina medical malpractice attorney like the ones at the Louthian Law Firm as soon as possible. For a free consultation, call the Columbia, SC Medical Malpractice Lawyers at Louthian Law Firm today toll free at (866) 454-1200 or locally at (803) 454-1200, or fill out our confidential online case evaluation form.

Cancer Misdiagnosis

Labels: medical malpractice

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