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Jury Hits Pa. Dentist With $11M Verdict for Delayed Cancer D...

A suburban Pennsylvania jury hit a dentist with an $11 million verdict Thursday for failing to investigate a sore on a patient's tongue that turned out to be cancerous. The award, out of Luzerne County, included $8 million in punitive damages based in part on the allegation that the defendant tried to undermine the patient's claims by withholding dental records.

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February 23, 2024, 2:19 PM