Doctor Not Negligent in Mammogram Interpretation

Obtained a defense verdict in a binding arbitration in Pennsylvania. The plaintiff alleged negligence against a hospital and its radiologist in the interpretation of a mammogram, claiming that it caused a year's delay in the diagnosis of breast cancer, the need for additional treatment, and the resulting death of his wife. The defense focused on the lack of negligence in the interpretation of the films, the comparative negligence of the decedent in waiting to report a palpable lump in the intervening time, and the aggressive nature of her particular disease process. The arbitrator found that the doctor was not negligent in his care of the patient.