Case Conclusion Date: January 18, 2008
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Outcome: Plaintiff's Verdict $3,973,000.00
Description: Dr. Skutches and his employer, St. Luke's, Bethlehem, PA, were sued for failure to diagnose a breast lump as cancer. 1 year later, the breast lump was diagnosed by a different doctor as cancer, but by that time it had progressed to stage 4. Defendant refused to take responsibility and the case was tried before a jury to verdict