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LEGAL REVIEW & COMMENTARY

Incorrect Diagnosis Leads to Patient Refusing Cesarean Section, Infant’s Permanent Injuries

This case reveals how a patient’s circumstances can dramatically affect the size of a verdict, regardless of the underlying type of malpractice. Failures to diagnose or incorrect diagnoses are common types of malpractice when a reasonable physician in the same or similar circumstance would have accurately diagnosed the patient.