A trial in Monroe County ended Friday with the largest medical malpractice award in the history of Monroe County. Two doctors must pay $5.4 million to the family of a woman who died from breast cancer. Maureen Thiel of Bushkill died in 1998 at the age of 43. Thiel's lawyers argued that her doctors did not do enough to diagnose her breast cancer and begin treatment. The jury in Monroe County agreed and awarded Thiel's family more than $5 million in damages.
Posted by Editor at June 14, 2004 03:36 AM