Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2016 23:05:47 GMT -6
BANGOR, Maine — A Penobscot County jury on Tuesday awarded a Millinocket couple nearly $1.8 million after deliberating about three hours in a weeklong medical malpractice trial at the Penobscot Judicial Center.
John Pierce, 71, and his wife, Clara Pierce, 63, sued St. Joseph Hospital, his physician, Dr. Edward Dunstan, and Millinocket Regional Hospital, where the doctor is employed, in 2012 in Penobscot County Superior Court.
The civil trial began Jan. 19 at the Penobscot Judicial Center before Superior Court Justice William Anderson.
The couple claimed the results of a blood test ordered the night of May 31, 2010, when John Pierce visited St. Joseph Hospital’s emergency room, were never sent to Dunstan, and that in spite of Pierce’s continued complaints, the doctor never asked for them. Eight months later, Pierce underwent emergency heart surgery at Eastern Maine Medical Center to repair damage that could have been avoided if treatment had begun when the test was completed.
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John Pierce, 71, and his wife, Clara Pierce, 63, sued St. Joseph Hospital, his physician, Dr. Edward Dunstan, and Millinocket Regional Hospital, where the doctor is employed, in 2012 in Penobscot County Superior Court.
The civil trial began Jan. 19 at the Penobscot Judicial Center before Superior Court Justice William Anderson.
The couple claimed the results of a blood test ordered the night of May 31, 2010, when John Pierce visited St. Joseph Hospital’s emergency room, were never sent to Dunstan, and that in spite of Pierce’s continued complaints, the doctor never asked for them. Eight months later, Pierce underwent emergency heart surgery at Eastern Maine Medical Center to repair damage that could have been avoided if treatment had begun when the test was completed.
Read more: bangordailynews.com/2016/01/26/news/bangor/millinocket-couple-awarded-1-785-million-in-malpractice-trial/?ref=mostReadBoxNews