Health Care & Hospital Law,
California Courts of Appeal
Jan. 12, 2021
Jury to decide when man suspected tumor was misdiagnosed
In an opinion published Jan. 8, the justices reversed Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Susanne Fenstermacher's judgment in favor of a doctor who was sued on an accusation that he did not spot a brain tumor during an MRI scan in 2010.
A jury should decide when a patient began suspecting his brain tumor was misdiagnosed, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled, reversing summary judgment by a judge who found a medical malpractice claim was time barred.
In an opinion published Jan. 8, the justices reversed Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Susanne Fenstermacher's judgment in favor of a doctor w...
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