Court of Appeals Upholds Doctor's Win in Flesh-Eating Bacteria Case
The Daily Record (Baltimore) › October 07, 2005
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A man who lost a leg to flesh-eating bacteria after refusing a CAT scan cannot hold the doctor liable for failing to convince him to have the test, the state's highest court held yesterday.
The Court of Appeals affirmed a Worcester County jury's verdict for Dr. Pamela Zorn in a suit by Richard H. Landon and his wife.See the full content of this document
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Court of Appeals Upholds Doctor's Win in Flesh-Eating Bacteria Case
Landon argued that Zorn never warned him about the life- threatening consequences of his refusal, and that he should have been allowed to question potential jurors about their views on tort reform.
The latter issue drew friend-of-the-court briefs from both the...See the full content of this document
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