A jury in Judge Collier's court returned a verdict in favor of Gregory L. Arko, D.O., of Medina in a malpractice lawsuit filed by Jackie Napier of Sullivan, Ohio and his wife JoAnn.
In his complaint Mr. Napier alleged that Dr. Arko misread an x-ray of his lungs by "failing to note a lingular mass in Plaintiff's lower left lung lobe" and by mislabeling the x-ray as "normal." He further alleged that as a result of this alleged negligence he suffered a "late diagnosis of cancer, severe pain, invasive surgery, chemotherapy with devastating side effects, medical expenses, lost wages, and has a 70% chance of cancer re-occurrence within five years." Mrs. Napier alleged that as a result of the alleged misreading of the x-ray, she sustained the loss of the services and affection of her husband. Dr. Arko denied these allegations.
The jury heard several days of testimony and returned but returned the verdict in favor of Dr. Akro after a relatively short period of deliberation.
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