Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 4 of 21

Survey Of Pennsylvania Nursing Homes Finds Critical Staffing Issues

January 4, 2024

Between February 6 and February 17, 2023, the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) conducted a digital survey of nursing facility members of for-profit, nonprofit, and government-run facilities. The focus of the survey was to better understand the current state of long-term care. The purpose [...]

$6.19M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For TBI After Fall In Hospital

December 10, 2023

On September 28, 2023, an Erie County Common Pleas Court jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $6.19 million against Firelands Regional Medical Center for the permanent brain injury sustained by a patient who fell after being given medications that increased his fall r[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Hospital Must Disclose Root Cause Analysis Notes Regarding Patient’s Bad Surgical Outcome

November 26, 2023

Wanetta Ford-Bey underwent wrist surgery at the defendant hospital. Shortly after the surgery, she suffered cardiacand respiratory failures that required her transfer to another facility for further care. A nurse internally reported the incident pursuant to hospital’s “Sentinel Event Policy” ([...]

Pennsylvania Nursing Home RN Charged With Killing Two Residents And Intentionally Drugging A Third

September 17, 2023

Nursing Home RN Charged With Killing Two Residents: Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on May 25, 2023 criminal charges filed against a western Pennsylvania registered nurse accused of administering lethal doses of unnecessary medication that resulted in the death of two patients[...]

Lawsuit Alleges Physician Responsible For Husband's Death

$7.25M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Settlement For Death Due To Undiagnosed Aortic Dissection In Hospital

August 22, 2023

$7.25M Settlement For Death Due To Undiagnosed Aortic Dissection: Shortly before a Pennsylvania medical malpractice trial was scheduled to begin on June 12, 2023, the family of a 32-year-old woman who died from an undiagnosed aortic dissection while in the hospital settled the case, with the family [...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Alarm Fatigue Contributed To Patient’s Hospital Death

July 24, 2023

Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Alarm Fatigue Contributed To Patient’s Hospital Death: A Pennsylvania medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit filed on May 18, 2023 alleges that so-called alarm fatigue contributed to the death of a patient who was brought to the hospital with shortness of breath[...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges 16-Year-Old Died From Hospital Medical Malpractice

June 15, 2023

16-Year-Old Died From Hospital Medical Malpractice: In late April 2023, the parents of a 16-year-old high school football player filed a Pennsylvania medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against Geisinger and Wayne Memorial Health System for their alleged failure to diagnose their son’s [...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Reduces Cancer Malpractice Verdict

April 25, 2023

Court Reduces Cancer Malpractice Verdict: A Pennsylvania medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit alleged that the decedent’s primary care physician failed to timely follow up on an abnormal PSA test that subsequently led to the diagnosis of metastatic stage IV prostate cancer two years late[...]

$8.5M Settlement Reached With Surgeon And Others For Simultaneous Surgeries

April 16, 2023

$8.5M Settlement Reached With Surgeon And Others: It was announced on February 27, 2023 that the United States has finalized a Settlement Agreement with James L. Luketich, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”), and University of Pittsburgh Physicians (“UPP”), to resolve the [...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Too Late

February 28, 2023

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Too Late: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) held in its decision dated December 12, 2022 in a medical malpractice wrongful death case in which the medical records of the decedent obscured the reason for her death[...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Case Highlights Risks Of Filing Pro Se

February 22, 2023

Malpractice Case Highlights Risks Of Filing Pro Se: A Pennsylvania medical malpractice plaintiff filed a pro se medical malpractice case in the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming, Pennsylvania in which he failed to timely file a certificate of merit (the pro se medical malpractice complaint alleged t[...]

$43.5M Medical Malpractice Verdict For Former Philadelphia Eagles Captain

February 19, 2023

$43.5M Malpractice Verdict For Former Philadelphia Eagles Captain: On February 13, 2023, a Philadelphia medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $43.5 million in favor of former Philadelphia Eagles team captain Christopher Maragos against orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Bradley an[...]

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