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Hershey Medical Center Pays $400,000 To Settle Medical Malpractice Claim

February 3, 2014

The family of a 76-year-old man who had been litigating a medical malpractice case against the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania for five years has settled the medical malpractice claims by agreeing to accept $400,000 from the Pennsylvania hospital. The family had [...]

New Doctor Dies Due to Medical Negligence

January 15, 2014

A Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the parents of a new physician who graduated from medical school on May 11, 2013 alleges that the 26-year-old woman died on May 29, 2013 due to the negligence of a hospital where she had sought medical treatment. The woman went to the hospital beca[...]

Pennsylvania Court Upholds $13M Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Verdict

December 28, 2013

On November 4, 2013, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld a verdict in the amount of $12,951,884.74 (which includes the jury’s verdict, delay damages, and post-judgment interest) in favor of the Estate of a man who had died as a result of the delay in medical treatment at a hospital. A�[...]

$55M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Birth Injuries

December 24, 2013

On December 23, 2013, a Lehigh County, Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded $55 million to the family of a now 4-year-old child who did not have sufficient oxygen during the birthing process, resulting in the child being severely developmentally delayed, having cerebral palsy, and having pr[...]

Pennsylvania Hospital Patient Care Whistleblower Fired, Then Sues

October 28, 2013

A 13-year employee of a regional hospital in Pennsylvania, who at times worked as director of acute care services and quality project coordinator, filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer on October 22, 2013, alleging that she was told to leave the hospital premises on October 26, 2012 a[...]

$4M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Perform Timely Cesarean Delivery

September 13, 2013

On September 7, 2013, after a four-day Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury trial in Lehigh County Court, a verdict in the amount of $4 million was awarded to a 29-year-old woman and her child as a result of the injuries they both suffered in August 2009 during the 16-hour-long vaginal delivery of[...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death From Blood Clot After Hip Replacement Surgery

July 29, 2013

A Pennsylvania judge approved a $1 million settlement during July 2013 in a Pennsylvania medical malpractice (wrongful death) lawsuit brought by the surviving wife of a 56-year-old man who suffered a blood clot three weeks after hip replacement surgery that allegedly was misdiagnosed and caused [...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Claim For Death Due To Lack Of Health Insurance

July 7, 2013

On June 27, 2013, a Pennsylvania woman filed a medical malpractice case against a Pennsylvania hospital and four physicians in which she alleges that they were responsible for the wrongful death of her husband. The medical malpractice lawsuit seeks compensatory damages and punitive damages against[...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Cases Declining, But For The Right Reason?

June 26, 2013

A report from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has noted a decrease from 1,675 medical malpractice cases filed in the Pennsylvania courts in 2011 to 1,508 medical malpractice cases filed in 2012, representing a 10% decrease from 2011 to 2012. Before Pennsylvania began implementing m[...]

$63 Million Verdict For Devastating Injuries From Children’s Motrin

February 18, 2013

Motrin, which is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, is the brand-name of a medication known as ibuprofen, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). NSAIDs are used to treat pain, redness, swelling, and inflammation from medical conditions such as different types of arthritis,[...]

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Fined For Drug Problems

January 27, 2013

A nursing home in Pennsylvania was fined $1,950 by the State of Pennsylvania for its alleged failure to effectively manage and maintain pharmaceutical services for its residents. The nursing home blamed its out-of-state pharmacy provider for the deficiencies and promptly contracted with another phar[...]

Plaintiffs Seek To Withdraw From Settlement With Pennsylvania Hospital And Major Health Insurer

January 24, 2013

A class-action lawsuit was filed against the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (“UPMC”) and the largest health insurance carrier in the area, Highmark, alleging that their actions inflated health care costs to patients by improperly using their market dominance in the geograph[...]

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