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Verdicts and Settlements April 21, 2003: Mich. doctor must pay $680K for misdiagnosis suit.

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| April 21, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Dolan Media Newswires. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Missouri Lawyers Weekly Staff

The family of a 54-year-old woman sued her doctor, claiming that a misdiagnosis of respiratory failure led to her death.

Barbara Jones of St. Louis County saw Dr. Robert Poetz on three occasions in 1998. Her family said that on these visits Jones' respiratory problems were so severe that she had trouble walking and talking. Jones died on Feb. 5, 1998.

Dr. Poetz argued that her death was the result of an unrelated heart attack. He said that Jones had several severe risk factors for a heart attack, including family history, high cholesterol and triglycerides, and smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 30 years. …

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