On March 7, 2025, Anthony Marino obtained a unanimous defense verdict after a three week trial in Supreme Court, Queens County before the Honorable Timothy J. Dufficy. It was alleged by the Estate of the plaintiff’s decedent that the defendant Radiologist misinterpreted a pancreas sonogram which purportedly showed an enlarged pancreatic tail. Ten months after the sonogram reading, the decedent was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and passed away from the disease 18 months after diagnosis at the age of 38. The decedent left behind her husband and two children ages 3 and 6. The plaintiff sought damages for pain and suffering and wrongful death including loss of guidance for the children and loss of earnings. The Defendant argued that the sonogram showed no abnormalities of the pancreas at all and no further testing was required based upon the findings. Both plaintiff and defendant called Board Certified expert witnesses in Radiology and Oncology and plaintiff also called an Economist to establish damages. In summation, plaintiff asked for a total of $10.9 million dollars in damages. The jury deliberated for three and a half hours and returned a unanimous defense verdict.
