Delayed Diagnosis

Source: The Verdict – Issue 180 / Spring 2024
Author: Andrea Donaldson
Verdict cover Spring 2024

This is the ninth article in our series aimed at providing a detailed examination of the challenges and pitfalls in different types of medical negligence lawsuits and approaches to overcoming them. Andrea Donaldson discusses specific issues that arise in delayed diagnosis cases, including the challenges of proving causation as well as the role of the conduct of the plaintiff in these cases, and when that can lead to a finding of contributory negligence or even a complete dismissal of the claim.

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