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John Langhenry and Melissa Gordon successfully defended a radiologist who was accused of failing to diagnose a hilar mass in 40-year-old male with no history of smoking in an x-ray taken in follow-up to an earlier diagnosis of pneumonia, for which a follow-up study should have been ordered. Several years later, the plaintiff was diagnosed…
John Langhenry successfully defended a psychiatrist and attending physician who did not order various tests that were recommended by a consultant urologist when the urologist identified an enlarged irregular prostate during a digital rectal exam while patient was an inpatient during a hospital admission. The defense argued that an earlier diagnosis of the metastasized prostate…
John Langhenry and Melissa Gordon defended an endocrinologist treating a patient for hypothyroidism, who was already taking thyroid replacement medication when she first saw the defendant. The defendant relied on the patient’s report as to how much medication she had been prescribed and prescribed the same amount, which was actually 5 times her normal dosage. …
John Langhenry and Melissa Gordon successfully defended a pediatric urologist where the plaintiff alleged that the physician negligently performed a cystoscopy and failed to diagnose a “golf-hole” ureter and severe reflux on several examinations. The defense contended that the workup was appropriate and the plaintiff acquired the severe reflux and “golf-hole” ureteral orifice after defendant…
John Langhenry successfully defended a construction company when a plaintiff sustained displaced tibia and fibula fractures with open reduction and hip cast for 9 months as well as femur and ankle fractures. The defense argued that plaintiff’s own negligence caused his injuries.
John Langhenry and Melissa Gordon successfully defended an internist where the plaintiff argued that because of the decedent’s multiple medical problems, including diabetes, hypothyroidism, an EKG that showed abnormalities but, was consistent with prior EKG’s for this patient, in conjunction with the prescription of IV narcotics, should have been on a telemetry bed that would…
John Langhenry successfully defended a psychiatrist who treated a patient for schizoaffective disorder as an outpatient. The psychiatrist prescribed psychiatric medications which plaintiff alleged were cardiotoxic for a patient with known heart problems and argued that the heart condition was not properly assessed before prescribing the medications. The defense argued that the prescriptions were appropriate…
John Langhenry and Melissa Gordon successfully defended an internist who allegedly failed to diagnose breast cancer in a 47-year-old patient. The plaintiff saw the defendant for two years. At the time of the first visit, the plaintiff told the physician that she had breast implants. The physician advised the plaintiff that she does not evaluate…
John Langhenry and Melissa Gordon successfully defended a radiologist who interpreted x-ray films as negative for fracture after the plaintiff fell from a ladder. Approximately 6 months later, the plaintiff was diagnosed with a lunate fracture. The plaintiff argued that the radiologist failed to properly interpret the x-ray films, thereby failing to diagnose the lunate…
John Langhenry successfully defended a psychiatrist when a psychiatric patient was admitted after expressing death wishes. Patient was allowed an unsupervised 11-hour pass from the hospital and hanged self. Defendant contended that the pass was allowed after the patient demonstrated improved health and denied suicidal thoughts.