A jury on Monday awarded more than $3 million to a woman who was misdiagnosed with epilepsy, one of hundreds of people to accuse a Detroit-area doctor of misreading tests to enrich himself and his employer. Dr. Yasser Awaad was accused of running an 'EEG mill,' a reference to a test that measures
DETROIT — A jury on Monday awarded more than $3 million to a woman who was misdiagnosed with epilepsy, one of hundreds of people to accuse a Detroit-area doctor of misreading tests to enrich himself and his employer.
Much of the verdict — $2.8 million — was for non-economic damages, such as suffering, distress and humiliation. The award, however, will likely be reduced because it exceeds a cap of $465,900 under Michigan law. Martinez' lawyers had sought more than $8 million. "We believe patients were treated appropriately and disagree with allegations of improper oversight of Dr. Awaad by Oakwood Healthcare," Mark Geary said.
"How does a hospital in good conscience let that go on?" attorney Brian McKeen said in his closing argument last week, calling it a"gravy train of fraud."
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