Boryla v. Pash
Colorado Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge CASEBOLT.
In this medical malpractice action, defendant, Robert M. Pash, appeals the judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding plaintiff, Gina Boryla, $220,000. Boryla cross-appeals, requesting additional prejudgment interest and costs. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Pash negligently diagnosed a malignant lump in Boryla’s breast as being benign, resulting in a 92-day delay in detecting her breast cancer. After the cancer was correctly diagnosed, Boryla underwent a radical mastectomy and removal of her lymph nodes. Boryla concedes that this operation would have been…
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