Parties disputed admission of evidence of doctor’s apology after patient died

A Buchanan County jury returned a verdict in favor of a surgeon accused of medical malpractice stemming from the death of a patient after abdominal surgery. William Goacher, 66, was admitted to Heartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph on Jan. 13, 2006. His family practice physician had diagnosed diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. After three days ...

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Jury clears surgeon of medical malpractice

Parties disputed admission of evidence of doctor’s apology after patient died

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