Attorneys obtained a defense verdict after a two week trial. Plaintiff alleged claims of medical negligence as well as lack of informed consent. Plaintiff settled with the radiologists during trial. The issue as to the surgeon, our client, went to the jury, who returned a verdict in the surgeon’s favor. Plaintiff, a 44 year old woman had a screening mammogram performed which was read as showing "clustered microcalcifications" in the upper outer quadrant of the left breast. Additional views were requested which were read as "suspicious for malignancy". Accordingly, a biopsy was recommended. Our client was contacted and performed a fine needle aspiration, but the results were "non-satisfactory." Our client then intended to perform a biopsy. Before this was done, another mammogram was performed and interpreted by a co-defendant radiologist as demonstrating "layering" of the calcifications which he determined was diagnostic of "milk of calcium," which is benign. This doctor consulted with our client and the biopsy procedure was cancelled. Instead, a six-month follow-up was recommended for the patient, as well as a six-month return visit to the surgeon. The plaintiff did not return to our client in six months, although she did undergo the requested follow-up mammogram, which was interpreted by another co-defendant as similar to the prior mammogram, being benign. Plaintiff had her next mammogram 18 months later. This subsequent study depicted increased calcifications as well as a mass in plaintiff's left breast. After biopsy, she was determined to have invasive ductal carcinoma. She ultimately had a left mastectomy and chemotherapy.