$1.25 Million Recovered for Failing to Diagnose Lung Cancer Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose

The widow of a 75-year old male recovered $1,250,000 for the 12-month delay in the diagnosis of lung cancer in Ulster County, New York. 12 months before being diagnosed with lung cancer, the 75-year old patient underwent a chest x-ray...

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$900,000 Recovered for a Delay in Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose

Our 75-year old client recovered $900,000 for a delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer in Chemung County, NY. In 2017 and 2018, the patient underwent annual screening mammograms to check for breast cancer.  The most important screening test for...

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$7.6 Million Jury Verdict for the Death of Prominent Judge Delay in Cancer Diagnosis, Failure to Diagnose

June 1, 2022 A jury in the NY Supreme Court ruled against the Albany Medical Center and awarded $7.6 million to the family of Michael H. Melkonian, who is survived by his wife, Caroline Melkonian, and their two teenage children....

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$1.5 Million Recovered for Failing to Diagnose Prostate Cancer Failure to Diagnose

62-year old male recovered $1,500,000 for the failure to timely diagnose prostate cancer in Ulster County, New York. In April, 2018, the patient, a former nuclear power technician, was diagnosed with metastatic, widespread stage IV prostate cancer. The basis for...

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$1.2 Million Recovered for Bleeding Complication that Caused Death Failure to Diagnose

The preventable death of our client’s 55-year-old wife and the mother of his three children resulted in a $1.2 million recovery when her surgeons failed to timely diagnose and treat internal bleeding during her lumbar surgery in Dutchess County, New...

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$1.3 Million for Delay in the Diagnosis of a Urinary Tract Infection Failure to Diagnose

$1.3 million was recovered for the wrongful death of a 41-year-old female based upon the failure to diagnose and treat a urinary tract infection in Columbia County, New York. 3 days before her death, the patient presented to the emergency...

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$1.4 Million for the Delay in the Diagnosis of Acute Compartment Syndrome in Albany County, New York Delayed Diagnosis

A 23-year old male recovered $1,400,000 for the delay in the diagnosis and treatment of acute compartment syndrome in the right leg in Albany County, New York. The patient presented to the emergency department of a hospital in Albany County,...

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$3 Million Partial Settlement Delay in Diagnosing Acute Obstructive Hydrocephalus Hospital Malpractice

John H. Fisher, P.C. recovered $3,000,000 as a partial settlement against the State of New York for the failure of its neurological surgeon to timely diagnose and treat acute obstructive hydrocephalus at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. The plaintiff, a...

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