Case Number:
2010-1
Plaintiff:
Betty Dixon
Defendants:
Kaiser Permanente; Dr. Thu Nguyen; and Dr. Ishan Bhattacharya
Count:
Medical Malpractice
Summary of Allegations:
Alleged medical malpractice involving the alleged failure to communicate the diagnosis of colorectal cancer to the claimant in a timely manner, the alleged failure to develop a treatment plan for the claimant’s colorectal cancer, and the alleged failure to screen the claimant for colorectal cancer beginning when she was fifty, all of which allegedly caused the claimant to suffer a serious delay in treatment and diminished her chance of recovery.