A jury in Burbank, California has a awarded a family $4.5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit after the death of her 51-year-old husband.

According to the local news source, the lawsuit is brought against a physician after he misdiagnosed the man’s condition. The man went into the doctor’s office complaining of chest pain and he was given a stress test. He died after the test was given. The family was awarded for pain and suffering, economic damages and general damages.

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