cancer | Mr. Med Mal 2024 v2

Here is what juries are doing in Hawai`i and across the country. Feel free to comment. Mahalo.

Jul 14, 2022

$8.5 Million jury verdict for delayed cancer diagnosis

Man who went to ER for kidney stones was never told about a mass the doctors found in his bladder. He had to have his bladder and...

Jul 14, 2022

$21 Million jury verdict against cigarette company for killing a 56 year-old man who smoked for 40 y

Man started smoking at 13, after receiving free samples. He died of cancer. Jury verdict included $11 Million in compensatory damages...

Jul 14, 2022

Woman settles for $12 Million after Over-Treatment with Chemotherapy Necessitates Heart Transplant

College student with Ewing’s sarcoma, after 4 initial cycles of chemotherapy, was given 9 more cycles over 11 months by local her local...

Jul 14, 2022

$6 Million jury verdict for failure to diagnose cancer timely

A 58 year-old assistant professor underwent a colonoscopy and was told he did not have cancer. Two years later, he died of cancer. The...

Jul 14, 2022

$72 Million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson in baby powder lawsuit

The family of an Alabama woman who died of ovarian cancer was awarded $72 Million by a Missouri jury. The verdict comprised $10 Million...

Jul 14, 2022

$6.9 Million jury verdict for late diagnosis of breast cancer

Plaintiff’s radiologist noticed calcifications on her mammogram but concluded they were benign. Two years later, Plaintiff found a lump...

Jul 14, 2022

Verdict for $3.7 Million for delayed cancer diagnosis

After noticing a growth on his chest, an initial biopsy was deemed negative. A year later, a second biopsy revealed a melanoma, which...

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