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‘It Wasn’t About the Medicine’: Western Pa. Jury Awards $7M Verdict for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis

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Richard Godshall and Christine Clarke
Richard Godshall, left, and Christine Clarke, right, of Ostroff Godshall. Courtesy photos

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“It’s an important case for the medical community to take a look at because these PAs are not doctors,” Richard Godshall said. “They’re being put in position to make decisions that their experience and training just hasn’t met yet.”

May 01, 2024 at 02:52 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • A Clarion County jury awarded $6.95 million to a man who claimed his health care providers caused a 13-month delay in his diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
  • The patient’s lawyer said the plaintiffs built their case on the allegation that system failures allowed the plaintiff’s misdiagnosis to go unrefuted.
  • The plaintiff’s lawyer said he has seen an increase in cases stemming from lower-level health care providers working without proper supervision.

A Western Pennsylvania jury awarded $7 million to a man who claimed his health care providers caused a 13-month delay in his diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

However, the jury only attributed a small portion of negligence to the defendant, who directly interacted with the plaintiff in the months preceding his correct diagnosis.

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