$2 Million Settlement in Failure to Diagnose Prostate Cancer

Doe, age 63, went to Dr. Roe, his primary care physician, for a physical examination. Dr. Roe ordered a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, which showed an abnormal result of 17.6 ng/mL.

The results prompted Dr. Roe to repeat the test that day, the second test, which resulted in a higher reading of 18.46 ng/mL.

Dr. Roe allegedly attributed the abnormal PSA values to Mr. Doe’s having to hold his urine for long periods of time while he was at work. At a follow-up appointment six months later, Dr. Roe ordered another PSA test; it showed a result of 43.15 ng/mL.

Fourteen months after the first PSA test, Mr. Roe went to urgent care complaining of urinary symptoms. He was referred to a urologist who ordered a PSA. This time the result of the test was 71.98 ng/mL. Mr. Doe was subsequently diagnosed as having metastatic prostate cancer. Mr. Doe’s condition is incurable.

Mr. Doe filed a lawsuit against Dr. Roe alleging that he chose not to timely diagnose prostate cancer. Mr. Doe asserted that the delayed diagnosis worsened his prognosis.

The defendant argued that Mr. Doe’s original PSA, combined with his high-grade Gleason score of 9, meant that he had been suffering from the metastatic disease before the original PSA test.

Before trial, the parties settled for $2 million.

The attorneys successfully handling this case for Mr. Doe were Andrew C. Meyer, Jr. and Adam R. Satin.

Doe v. Roe Primary Care Physician, Confidential docket No.

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