Monias v. Endal

CHASANOW, Judge.

The instant case raises issues of how damages should be calculated for loss of household services and loss of wages where the plaintiff’s normal life expectancy was reduced considerably as the result of defendant’s medical malpractice. Glenna Endal and her husband, Andrew, filed a medical malpractice action against Ms. Endal’s gynecologist, Dr. Michael Monias. Specifically, the Endals alleged that Dr. Monias was negligent in failing to diagnose and treat a breast cancer in Ms. Endal. They further alleged that had the cancer been properly diagnosed and treated, there was an…