MEDIA - An estate administrator's case against the late Michele Wood-Lomonaco's former doctor, a medical practice and the owner of the practice will be heard in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas' four-week trial term that begins on Dec. 31, according to an April 19 trial assignment and case management order.
The pretrial conference will take place on Nov. 29. Pretrial discovery must be completed at least 60 days before the beginning of the trial term, and any motions for summary judgment must be filed at least 45 days before the trial term begins.
Ronald Lomonaco Jr., who manages the estate of Wood-Lomonaco, filed a lawsuit against physician Alexandra Landau, Bryn Mawr Family Practice and Main Line Health on June 6, 2017.
The complaint said Wood-Lomonaco first went to Landau on Dec. 6, 2016 after she experienced shortness of breath. Wood-Lomonaco also had a history of asthma. The plaintiff claims Landau performed tests on Wood-Lomonaco and instructed her to return in a month. However, she was admitted to Taylor Hospital the next morning after suffering shortness of breath and losing consciousness.
Ronald Lomonaco said in his complaint that Wood-Lomanaco's condition worsened, and she had to be resuscitated. CPR was administered before she was transferred to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Wood-Lomonaco died on the afternoon of Dec. 7, 2016.
“Given (Wood-Lomanaco's) symptoms, defendants should have considered a pulmonary embolus as the most likely diagnosis and (she) should have been immediately hospitalized,” the complaint said. Ronald Lomanco alleged that the defendants' inability to correctly diagnose and treat Wood-Lomonaco's condition caused her death.
The plaintiff said the defendants should be held responsible for all of the damages the estate experienced after Wood-Lomanaco's death, including anxiety, pain, medical expenses and lost earning capacity.
Lomonaco is seeking an award in an amount in excess of $50,000.