$875,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement in New York

A treatable condition went undiagnosed for months — not because it was hidden, but because a medical provider failed to order the tests that any competent physician would have performed.

Failure to Diagnose in New York

Our client presented to their physician with symptoms that, according to established medical guidelines, warranted immediate diagnostic testing. Instead, the provider attributed the symptoms to a less serious condition and prescribed conservative treatment without ordering imaging or bloodwork. Over the following months, the underlying condition progressed unchecked.

By the time a second physician finally ordered the appropriate tests, the condition had advanced to a stage requiring aggressive intervention — treatment that would have been far less invasive had the diagnosis been made at the initial presentation. Our client now lives with permanent complications that earlier detection would have prevented.

Establishing the Standard of Care Breach

Medical malpractice cases require proving that the provider deviated from the accepted standard of care and that the deviation directly caused harm. Our attorneys retained a board-certified specialist in the relevant field who reviewed the medical records and testified that the initial provider's failure to order diagnostic testing was a clear departure from what any reasonably competent physician would have done given the presenting symptoms.

We also retained a second expert who quantified the difference in prognosis between early-stage and late-stage treatment — establishing that our client's permanent complications were a direct result of the delayed diagnosis, not an inevitable outcome of the condition itself.

"Medical malpractice isn't about bad outcomes — it's about preventable ones. Our client presented with textbook symptoms, and the provider chose to wait instead of test. That decision cost months of treatment time and resulted in permanent complications that didn't have to happen." — Andrew Levine, Founding Partner

$875,000 Settlement for a Diagnostic Failure

This $875,000 settlement compensates our client for the additional medical treatment required by the delayed diagnosis, the permanent complications that resulted, lost income during extended recovery, and the diminished quality of life our client now experiences. It holds the medical provider accountable for failing to meet the standard of care.

If you believe a doctor failed to diagnose your condition in time or missed critical test results, our medical malpractice attorneys have the experience and expert network to evaluate your case, and are ready to review your claim.