$220,000 settlement to woman whose non-cancerous breasts were removed

[Liberal_in_LA]

L.A. County settles with woman on removal of breasts

August 11, 2010 | 6:07 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors this week approved a settlement of more than $222,000 with a woman whose breasts were removed at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center even though she did not have breast cancer.

Ana Jimenez-Salgado underwent a biopsy in 2007 to check for breast cancer. Two independent pathologists, neither of who worked at County-USC, mistakenly concluded that she had cancer.

Based on that faulty diagnosis, County-USC physicians removed Jimenez-Salgado's breasts. She then underwent a procedure to reconstruct them.

County-USC pathologists later studied the breast tissue that was removed and concluded that Jimenez-Salgado did not have breast cancer. They diagnosed a harmless condition that had a similar appearance to cancerous cells.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/08/breast-cancer-lawsuit-settlement-los-angeles-county-supervisors.html

[Pisces]

1. That's all?????

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. Yep. I hope her attorney didn't get $219K of it.

[smokey nj]

3. That was my thought as well.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

4. If the pathlogists made the mistake, why is the County paying?

[AlabamaLibrul]

5. nevermind, i dunno