Covert v. Walker

On April 26, 2005, the defendant pulmonologist Richard F. Walker ordered a CT scan, with contrast, of the thorax of the plaintiffs’ decedent, which revealed, among other things, the existence of adenopathy (enlarged lymph nodes), which were of uncertain etiology. Walker considered ordering a biopsy of the decedent’s lung tissue at that time, but elected not to do so due to her atrial fibrillation, which was subsequently corrected by a cardioversion procedure on July 7, 2005. On July 20, 2005, Walker ordered a further CT scan of the decedent’s thorax, this time without contrast, which…