This claim involved the death of a 39-year old male, survived by a sole beneficiary, his wife. He presented to the defendant gastroenterologist with a history of morbid obesity, a reported weight loss of 80 pounds in less than three months, in addition to abdominal pain, constipation, vomiting and nausea.
Upon presentation, plaintiff’s decedent had been unable to consume solid food for days and had not had a bowel movement in over a week. The decedent did not have a…
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