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Jury Hits Pa. Dentist With $11M Verdict for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis, Alleged Cover-Up

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Jury Hits Pa. Dentist With M Verdict for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis, Alleged Cover-Up
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The suburban Pennsylvania jury awarded $8 million in punitive damages based in part on the allegation that the defendant tried to undermine the patient’s claims by withholding dental records.

February 23, 2024 at 03:19 PM

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Aleeza Furman

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  • A Luzerne County jury awarded $11 million against a dentist for a failing to detect a patient’s tongue cancer.
  • The verdict included $8 million in punitive damages.
  • The patient alleged that the dentist withheld or destroyed dental records to undermine the plaintiff’s delayed diagnosis claims.

A suburban Pennsylvania jury hit a dentist with an $11 million verdict Thursday for failing to investigate a sore on a patient’s tongue that turned out to be cancerous.

The award, out of Luzerne County, included $8 million in punitive damages based in part on the allegation that the defendant tried to undermine the patient’s claims by withholding dental records.

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