In Olsen v. Burns, 267 A.D.2d 366 (2d Dept 1999) the appellate ruling reduced a $ 1,146,000 pre-death pain and suffering award to $ 700,000 in a comparable medical malpractice case. Facts summarized in 9 Judicial Review of Damages (JRD) 171 disclose that plaintiff, a 56-year-old woman, endured eight months of pre-death pain and suffering resulting from a failure to diagnose lung cancer.