MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

PALM BEACH CIRCUIT COURT

A jury sided with a family physician who allegedly overlooked a patient's pleural effusion, a fluid buildup between the lungs and chest.

John Flanagan, who had undiagnosed lung cancer, was hospitalized for nearly two weeks in Las Vegas to drain the fluid. He claimed that had his effusion been diagnosed a week earlier by Dr. Stacie Ginsberg of Coral Springs, his hospitalization would have lasted only a day or two. He sued the physician, alleging symptoms, such as respiratory difficulty and a chest cold, should have prompted a chest X-ray but were misdiagnosed as bronchitis.

The physician's lawyers argued Flanagan did not demonstrate a symptom that warranted an X-ray. The jury found for the defense.

Case: Flanagan v. Ginsberg

Case No.: 50-2017-CA-003783-XXXX-MB

Plaintiffs attorneys: David H. Gold and Jonathan Gold, Gold & Gold, Boca Raton

Defense attorneys: Robert J. Cousins and Scott C. Sankey, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, Fort Lauderdale