Medical Malpractice Case Prepares for Trial; Boca Radiologist Admits to Witness Tampering, Says She Would Do it Again, According to Freedland, Glassman, Farmer & Sheller.Business Editors/Legal Writers WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2004 A radiologist who faces a medical malpractice Improper, unskilled, or negligent treatment of a patient by a physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or other health care professional. lawsuit not only admitted to anonymously mailing a key witness in the case an article advocating the blacklisting of physicians who testify against their colleagues, but said she would do it again, according to a recent deposition, Case Number: 02-20-668-CA15 (Miami-Dade). The two remaining defendants in the lawsuit, Carol Adami, M.D., and colleague Vincent Mazzeo M.D., are accused of negligence for misreading MISREADING, contracts. When a deed is read falsely to an illiterate or blind man, who is a party to it, such false reading amounts to a fraud, because the contract never had the assent of both parties. 5 Co. 19; 6 East, R. 309; Dane's Ab. c. 86, a, 3, Sec. 7; 2 John. R. 404; 12 John. R. a screening mammogram mammogram /mam·mo·gram/ (mam´o-gram) a radiograph of the breast. mam·mo·gram n. An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography. for Plaintiff Marsha Gilarmo, 45, a Palm Beach County resident and mother of three minor children. Gilarmo's lawyers allege that doctors failed to detect obvious radiographic radiographic (rā´dēōgraf´ik), adj relating to the process of radiography, the finished product, or its use. findings of cancer that resulted in Gilarmo suffering a nine-month delay in the diagnosis and treatment of her cancer. A confidential settlement with another doctor in the case as well as Boca Raton Community Hospital Boca Raton Community Hospital is a 394-bed not-for-profit health care organization located in Boca Raton, Florida. The institution opened its doors July 17, 1967. The hospital has a staff of more than 750 primary and specialty physicians who provide preventative and acute hospital has been reached. According to the deposition, Adami admitted to sending the article to a key witness in the case, Dr. G.W. Eklund, a world-renowned authority in the field of mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her for whom a standard mammographic technique is named. Rather than signing her own name and address on the envelope, Adami wrote the name and address of the director of her employer, Boca Radiology Group. She eventually admitted to sending the article herself only after the Court threatened to force all of the radiologists employed by Boca Radiology Group to submit fingerprint, handwriting and DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. samples. In her deposition, Adami denied any wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do or engaging in intimidation tactics by sending the letter, claiming that she sent the letter only because she believed the expert was applying an unfair standard of care. However, Adami was unable to provide an explanation as to why she did not mail the article in question to other medical experts. "Adami's actions were specifically directed to Dr. Eklund, and were a blatant attempt to dissuade Eklund from testifying at the upcoming trial," said Plaintiffs' counsel, Mark Glassman of Freedland, Glassman, Farmer & Sheller." If her intentions were so honorable, then why did she forge another person's name on the envelope?" Adami was a no show at a recent hearing in which Judge Gill Freeman ruled her actions were inappropriate. Judge Freeman ruled evidence of Adami's conduct and the article in question are admissible at trial in Plaintiffs' case in chief, and the Court is considering a special instruction advising the jury how they may interpret Adami's actions. Additionally, Adami will be held responsible for attorney's fees and costs related to work performed during the witness tampering investigation. Meanwhile, the true victim in the case, Gilarmo, suffers with a very aggressive form of breast cancer that has spread to her lymph nodes Lymph nodes Small, bean-shaped masses of tissue scattered along the lymphatic system that act as filters and immune monitors, removing fluids, bacteria, or cancer cells that travel through the lymph system. . She recently suffered a second recurrence of cancer, which resulted in hospitalization and life prolonging surgery. "The negligence of Adami and Mazzeo will cost Marsha Gilarmo her life," said Glassman. "The Gilarmos are eager for their day in Court." Trial is set for May 2004 in Miami-Dade County. Attorneys Mark Glassman and Michael Freedland, and client, Marsha Gilarmo, are available for interviews. About Freedland, Glassman, Farmer & Sheller The law firm of Freedland, Glassman, Farmer & Sheller has built their careers around protecting the rights of victims in some of the nation's most significant cases and issues. From the first Phen-Fen cases, to Florida's infamous election litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. fighting for a recount to the most recent class-action lawsuit against the manufacturer of Prozac, Freedland, Glassman, Farmer & Sheller have proved both individually and now collaboratively that they are qualified to take on the most challenging legal causes. |
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