Idaho medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Ryan Cole ends after legal agreement reached

Idaho medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Ryan Cole ends after legal agreement reached

Originally published April 18 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.Attorneys in a lawsuit against Idaho pathologist Dr. Ryan Cole for his alleged false cancer diagnosis that led a woman to undergo major surgery reached an agreement to dismiss the case.

The number of suspected cases of medical malpractice remains at a very high level. Last year, 6,431 insured persons contacted the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) because they suspected medical malpractice, according to data from the insurance company reported by the newspapers of the "Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland" (Redaktionsnetzwerk Germany). This is the second-highest number in the past ten years. It is only slightly below the previous peak in 2…