Delayed

Jury Awards $11 Million Verdict to Pennsylvania Dentist for Delayed Cancer Diagnosis and Alleged Cover-Up

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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania – A dentist in suburban Pennsylvania has been hit with an $11 million verdict for failing to investigate a patient’s tongue sore, which turned out to be cancerous. The jury award included $8 million in punitive damages, with the defendant allegedly attempting to undermine the patient’s claims by withholding dental records. The case involved a delayed cancer diagnosis, where the plaintiff alleged that the dentist failed to properly examine and detect the cancerous condition. The jury found in favor of the patient, awarding substantial punitive damages. The defendant was accused of intentionally … Read more

Victim Awarded $8.2 Million After Doctor’s Delayed Decision Leads to Life-Threatening Bowel Complications

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LIBERTY, Mo. – A woman in Clay County, Missouri has been awarded over $8.2 million in a medical malpractice case. The woman, Kim Steffen, alleged that a doctor’s delayed decision to send her to surgery resulted in the loss of a significant portion of her bowels and brought her close to death. Steffen underwent surgery on her lower back at North Kansas City Hospital in 2016. Later that night, her daughter discovered her unconscious in the bathroom. She was immediately taken to the emergency room, where doctors diagnosed her with severe abdominal pain. As Steffen’s … Read more

Georgia Fights for Healthcare Innovation: Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Government Over Delayed Implementation of Georgia Pathways Program

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ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia has filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in an effort to regain lost time for the implementation of the Georgia Pathways program. The state claims that CMS’s decision to rescind core elements of the program, despite a previously approved federal-state waiver, has unjustly delayed the expansion of Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of low-income Georgians. The Georgia Pathways to Coverage initiative, a result of the bipartisan passage of Georgia’s Patients First Act in 2019, aimed to provide Medicaid coverage to previously ineligible individuals. The … Read more

Sexual Harassment Trial for Jefferson County Justice of the Peace Delayed as Prosecutors Seek New Indictment

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BEAUMONT, Texas – The trial date for a Jefferson County justice of the peace accused of sexual harassment of an employee has been postponed. Jefferson County Precinct Eight Justice of the Peace, Tom Gillam III, was scheduled to stand trial on March 6, 2024. However, prosecutors are now seeking a new indictment, leading to the delay. Gillam, who has been suspended without pay since September 2023, is facing a charge of official oppression related to sexual harassment. During a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday in Jefferson County’s Criminal District Court, Defense attorney Layne Walker and special … Read more