Radiologist, practice sued for failing to catch brain tumor

A couple in West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against a radiology practice and an individual radiologist for overlooking a brain tumor in CT scans.

The couple is seeking compensatory damages, citing, among other harms, “substantial and irreversible” brain damage, according to the West Virginia Record.

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