A man who said doctors missed warning signs of a stroke agreed to a $5 million settlement of his Ocean County medical malpractice suit on June 20.
In Silecchia v. Dietz, Paul Silecchia of Toms River, N.J., claimed his optometrist and his primary care physician both failed to diagnose an onset of carotid artery disease that was a precursor to a stroke. He has difficulty walking and speaking as a result of the stroke he suffered and was forced to leave his job in a supermarket, according to his suit.
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