Medical Malpractice
Doctors not responsible for patient’s death, jury finds
On May 28, a jury found that three doctors weren’t liable for a patient who died of a pulmonary embolism resulting from deep vein thrombosis. The family of Michael Rogers, 36, sued the doctors and hospital alleging that he had classic signs of deep vein thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism. He went to the hospital and was admitted for chest pain, shortness of breath and a history of syncope. He was discharged four days later and died within a few hours. The defense denied that Rogers presented the classic signs of deep vein thrombosis. Shortness of breath and a history of syncope are nonspecific symptoms that can result from any number of conditions, defense argued.
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