Judgment Granted For Government In Negligence Suit Over Veteran’s Cancer Death

Mealey's (March 15, 2023, 9:07 AM EDT) -- LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge granted the U.S. government’s motion for summary judgment in a medical negligence suit filed against it by the widow of a veteran alleging that the Veterans Affairs (VA) facility where her husband was treated was negligent because it failed to screen for lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT), finding that the widow’s expert witness failed to show that LDCT screening was the required standard of care....