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plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
v.
HERBERT V. JORDAN, J'R. M. D.
NO.070:l7
CIVIL: 1997
Defendant
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
MQIjCE TO DEFEND
You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the
following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this complaint and notice
are served, by entering a wrillen appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing
with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned
that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered
against you by the court without further notice for any money claimed in the complaint or for
any other claim or relief request by the plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other
rights important to you.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO
NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE
OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
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Court Administrator,
Cumberland County Courthouse, 4th Floor
I Courthouse Square
Carlisle, P A 17013-3387
Telephone No, (717) 240-6200
DIVE~lYL
By:
Archie V. Diveglia, sq
Attorney for Plaintiff
119 Locust St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 236-5985
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~Plaintiff complains of increasing severity of pain arid
tenderness within the left breast along with a palpable
lum~ which has been present for at least a week.~
11. Defendant Jordan did not contact the Plaintiff
regarding the report of May 9, 1996 he received from
Smith Radiology, Inc.
12. Plaintiff became increasingly concerned about the lump
in her left breast and scheduled an appointment with
Defendant on September 18, 1996, at which time
Plaintiff again told Defendant Jordan about the lump in
her. left breast.
13. During the breast examination by Defendant Jordan on
September 18, 1996, Defendant Jordan palpated the lump
in Plaintiff's left breast and told Plaintiff that the
lump was just her ~normal lumpy breast" and told the
Plaintiff to schedule a mammogram next year when it was
about a year from the last mammcgram.
14, Despite the fact that Defendant Jordan knew that
Plaintiff was at high risk for breast cancer; and that
she had increasing severity of pain and tenderness
within the left breast; that she had a palpable lump,
and despite that fact that the mammogram and sonogram
correlated the mass the Plaintiff described to
Defendant Jordan, Defendant Jordan did not indicate any
description of the findings of the lump in his
September 18, 1996 office notes, and no plan of action
was indicated in the office notes.
15. Despite the findings and correlations of the left
breast lump and complaints, Defendant Jordan
recommended only yearly mammograms as follow-up care
16. On April B, 1997, Plaintiff again underwent a mammogram
and ultrasound at smith Radiology, Inc.
17. On April B, 1997, smith Radiology. Inc. sent to
Defendant Jordan a report on the mammogram and
ultrasound performed on Plaintiff on that same day.
lB. By April lB, 1997, Plaintiff had not heard from
Defendant Jordan concerning the results of the April B,
1997 diagnostic testing at Smith Radiology, Inc. so she
called Defendant Jor.dan's Office at Evelyn G, Frederick
Health center, Millersburg, and requested a copy of the
report of Smith Radiology, Inc.
19. Plaintiff was informed by the employees of Evelyn G.
Fr~derick Health Center, that Defendant Jordan was in
Florida, Plaintiff learned of the findings of the
mammogram report only after insisting upon having
copies of the report faxed to her.
20. The mammogram films of Plaintiff's left breast
indicated a large spiculated mass in the mid to outer
portion of the left breast nearly 5 by 3 centimeters in
diameter, which was not present in the March 31, 1994
mammogram,
21. After receiving a copy of the mammogram report,
Plaintiff met with Henry K. Smith, D.O. to review the
mammogram findings and to compare them with the
findings of the 1996 which, Henry K, Smith, D. O.
indicated were nearly identical to the findings of
1997.
22. Upon receiving the faKed copy of the April 8, 1997
report from Smith Radiology, Inc., plaintiff began a
diligent search for a competent surgeon and was seen at
the Slone-Kettering Institute/Memorial Hospital.
Shortly thereafter., on April 28, 1997.
23. The surgical procedure of April 28, 1997" was a
modified radical mastectomy that was performed after
surgical biopsy revealed Plaintiff had incurred
invasive lobular carcinoma.
24. The pathology studies of the tumor and lymph nodes of
the Plaintiff revealed that the carcinoma had spread
into the lymph nodes of the Plaintiff.
25. As a result of the spread of the carcinoma into the
lymph nodes of the plaintiff, and as a result of the
fact that there was additional.ly vascular invasion as
well as perineurial invasion, Plaintiff underwent an
intensive course of high dose chemotherapy, which in
and of itself posed health risk tc the plaintiff.
26. As a result of the operative procedure and the
chemotherapy, plaintiff has been disabled from her
employment as a trial attorney and plaintiff has and
will continue to incur an eKtended period of disability
into the foreseeable future as a trial attorney.
27. The surgical procedure of modifiod radical mastectomy
and the chemotherapy procedures that are required as a
result of the spreading of the cancer was oaused by the
failuro of Defendant Jordan to diagnose and/or order
appropriate follow-up based upon the report of May 8,
1996, from smith Radiology, Inc., the physical findings
upon examination on September 18, 1996, along with
prior complaints and history of the Plaintiff.
28. As a result of the failure to diagnose, which will be
more fully set forth hereafter, the Plaintiff has
incurred an increased risk of harm and loss of chance
of cure.
29. Plaintiff has suffered extreme mental distress,
emotional turmoil, fright, and anxiety as a result of
the diagnosis and prescribed treatment.
30. Plaintiff has suffered great pain as a result of
surgical procedures which she otherwise would not have
incurred had the Defendant made a proper diagnosis and
follow-up.
31. Plaintiff has and may continue to incur severe adverse
symptoms as a result of undergoing chemotherapy that
include, among other things, loss of hair, depletion of
red and white blood cells, increased risk of infection,
weakness, fatigue, nausea, and generalized malaise.
32. As a result of the surgical procedure, and the removal
of plaintiff's lymph nodes, Plaintiff has and will
continue to incur increase risk of infection, the risk
VERI FICA'l'ION
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This Complaint is based upon information whlch has been
gathered by my counsel in the preparation of the lawsuit. The
language of this complaint is that of counsel and not my own. I
have read this complaint and to the extent that the complaint is
based upon information which I have given to my counsel, it is
truo and oorrect to the best of my knowledge, information and
belief. To the extent that the content of the complaint is that
of counsel, I have relied upon counsel in making this
verification.
This statement and verifioation are made subject to the
penalties of P.a. C.S. SS 4904 relating to unsworn falsification
to authorities, which provides that if we knowingly make false
averments we may be subject to criminal penalties.
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Dated: 1/12/'1'6 G/ldl_L IJ ,/c..a-<l;J-
cynthIa A. Kaylor ~
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9ERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
AND NOW, this' 12th day of January, '1998, I hereby certifY
that..a copy of the complaint against the Defendant Herbert V.
Jordan, Jr.,' was served upon him by regular mail, postage prepaid
at the following address:
Dr. Herbert V. Jordan
24 East Gate Drive
Camp Hill, PA 17011 '
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CYNTHIA A. KAYLOR,
PLAINTIFF,
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I CIVIL ACTION - LAW
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I DOCKET NO. 07037 CIVIL 1997
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I JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
VS..
HERBERT V. JORDAN, JR., M.D.,
DEFENDANT.
WJ!crPB TO MaD" DrSCONTrNURD AND IllNDBQ
'1'0 THE PRO'rHONOTARY OF CUMBER~D COUN'rY, 'PENNSYLVAN;IA:
Kindly mark the above-captioned action discontinued and
ended as to Defendant, Herbert V. Jordan, Jr., M.D., with
prejUdice.
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