Medical negligence verdict reduced on appeal

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A Pennsylvania appeals court has reduced a medical negligence verdict for a patient whose infection went undiagnosed to $1.4 million, down from the $2.1 million a jury awarded.

The infection was missed through two clinic visits.

The case concerned permanent injury and the standard of care for follow-up testing.

Ivenmore Law presented expert testimony on the tests a reasonable clinic would have ordered at each visit.

A jury awarded $2.1 million. On appeal, the award was reduced to $1.4 million.

The reduction reflects a statutory adjustment. The original verdict figure is not what was paid.

Reported verdicts are not always the final amount, and what happened on appeal can matter as much as the jury's decision.