After going to see a doctor for an undisclosed medical\ncondition in December of 2010, a former New Jersey man did not seek additional\ntreatment because his doctor didn’t communicate that any further medical\ninvestigation should be sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But just a little more than three years later, the\npatient, Mark Heiser, was diagnosed\nin February 2014 with stage IV kidney cancer<\/a> that had spread to his\npancreas and required the removal of his left kidney, a portion of his\npancreas, his adrenal glands and spleen, according to a July 12 story on Law.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now\nHeiser has won a $2.4 million jury verdict in Camden County Superior Court\nafter alleging that his doctor, Toby Soble and Family Practice Associates of\nVoorhees, “failed to properly communicate and follow up” in\nconnection to Heiser’s care after his initial Dec. 20, 2010 medical appointment\nrevealed an “incidental finding on a lumbar MRI.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heiser, who lived in\nCherry Hill, N.J., at the time of his visit to Heiser’s office, alleged in a medical\nmalpractice lawsuit filed against Heiser and the practice that his February\n2014 cancer diagnosis resulted because Soble and the practice provided inadequate\nfollow-up care following the MRI back in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About seven months\nafter Heiser’s initial cancer diagnosis in February 2014, the cancer was found\nto have metastasized to his lungs. Heiser, who is now 70 years old, was\ndiagnosed with leptomeningeal disease requiring craniospinal radiation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Heiser has been\nconfined to an electric mobility scooter and a wheelchair since his cancer\ndiagnosis and has lost his independence, according to his lawyers. Heiser formerly\nworked as a pediatric anesthesiologist at Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia.\nHe now lives near Clearwater, Florida, near his daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After hearing\ntestimony in the case, the jury ordered Soble to pay a $2.4 million judgement\nto Heiser, including $500,000 for past pain and suffering, $1.5 million for\nfuture pain and suffering, $375,000 for future lost income and $31,064 for\nmedical expenses, the story reported. The Vorhees medical practice was found not\nto be liable in the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Legal\ncases like this one occur around the nation every day and are examples of\nsimilar kinds of medical malpractice or personal injury cases that MyPhillyLawyer<\/em> attorneys\nregularly work on tirelessly for our own clients. We handle complex medical\nmalpractice cases and catastrophic motor vehicle crashes involving tractor\ntrailers, plus many other cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you\nneed a medical\nmalpractice or personal injury lawyer<\/a>,\nwe here at MyPhillyLawyer<\/em> stand ready to assist you with\nyour legal case if you or a loved one is ever seriously injured in any kind of\ncancer surgery or diagnosis, transvaginal mesh implant, surgical or medical\nprocedure, car crash, slip and fall, workplace injury or wrongful death in\nPhiladelphia or anywhere in the United States. We pledge to make sure that you\nand your family get the compassionate, dogged and experienced legal\nrepresentation that you deserve and expect from a professional legal team which\nworks hard to uncover every fact to bolster your case and maximize your damage\naward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\nrepresent the families of victims who die in such tragedies as well, to ensure\nthat their families receive every penny of damages that they are eligible to\nreceive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Talk to a\nPhiladelphia medical malpractice attorney at MyPhillyLawyer<\/em><\/a> by calling 215-227-2727 or toll-free\nat 1-(866) 352-4572 anytime and our experienced, compassionate,\naggressive team of attorneys and support staff will be there for you and your\nfamily every step of the way as we manage your case through the legal system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n