Case: Shannon Dux v. United States of America, No. 11 CV 7142, U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois; Sept. 24, 2014 Background: Doctors at defendant Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Administration in Maywood, Ill., told a Vietnam veteran that he tested positive…
The test was ordered but the results were never communicated to the patient. Because he never heard from the physician’s office, the patient assumed that the test had come back normal. The patient came back a year later for another…
This case involves an elderly man who was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had been followed for over a decade by the same physician, who began performing PSA testing. A PSA was done which revealed a PSA level that was…
This case involves a middle-aged man who was diagnosed with prostate cancer and elected to undergo treatment via brachytherapy in West Virginia. During the procedure, the doctor failed to correctly place the radioactive seeds into the patient’s prostate, instead placing some…
This case involves a male patient in Washington who underwent a robotic procedure and then suffered post-operative bleeding leading to his death. The patient underwent a procedure to remove part of his prostate, which concluded without incident. Immediately after the procedure,…
This case involves an older male patient with a medical history of prostate cancer, who injured his back while at work and began treatment with an orthopedist. He underwent an MRI which revealed an abnormal signal on one of the bones…
This case involves a middle aged patient who underwent a prostatectomy in order to treat prostate cancer. A last resort after failed prostate brachytherapy treatment, the procedure had been done several years ago and caused the patient significant trouble walking ever since.…
This case takes place in Indiana and involves an older male who underwent a digital rectal exam and subsequently a biopsy for suspected prostate cancer. The biopsy sample was sent to the defending pathology lab. The patient was referred to an…
This case involves a 70-year-old male patient who on underwent a prostate seed brachytherapy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The treating physician advised that he would insert 40 to 60 radioactive seeds. At the time of the procedure, the physician…
This case takes place in Rhode Island and involves a man in his early 60’s who had been prescribed Coumadin by his cardiologist. Subsequently, he required a prostate biopsy. The biopsy was coordinated between his urologist and his cardiologist regarding…
