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Pennsylvania Appellate Court Rules Plaintiff’s Expert Was Qualified In Medical Malpractice Case

March 11, 2021

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) concluded in its non-precedential Memorandum decision filed on January 22, 2021 that the plaintiff’s subsequent treating neurosurgeon was qualified to provide a certificate of merit in her medical malpractice case,[...]

Pennsylvania’s Geisinger Medical Center Acknowledges Fault When Settling Infection Death Claims Involving Three Preemies

September 4, 2020

Geisinger Medical Center (“Geisinger”) in Dansville, Pennsylvania reportedly settled in mid-July 2020 the wrongful death claims involving three premature babies, for undisclosed sums. As required by the settlement, Geisinger accepted full responsibility for the deaths and agreed to ackno[...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Overturns $10M Jury Award For Loss Of Society And Comfort

May 29, 2020

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum Opinion dated April 9, 2020 in a medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit brought by the husband of the decedent, “Based on the trial court’s failure to examine the evidence in this case [...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Revives Legal Malpractice Case Arising From Two Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

May 14, 2020

In a legal malpractice case decided by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) on March 30, 2020, the defendant Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyer and his law firm had represented the plaintiffs in two Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawsuits: one as a r[...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Mental Health Immunity May Not Apply To Drug Rehabilitation

April 16, 2020

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”), in its opinion dated February 15, 2020, discussed the scope and application of the qualified immunity provided under Section 114 of the Mental Health Procedures Act (“MHPA”), 50 P.S. §§7101-75[...]

Pennsylvania’s “A Study of the Impact of Venue for Medical Professional Liability Actions”

March 12, 2020

Senate Resolution 2019-20 (SR 20) directed Pennsylvania’s Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (“LBFC”) to conduct a study of the impact of venue for medical professional liability actions on access to medical care and maintenance of health care systems in Pennsylvania. The stu[...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Case Alleges Hospital Doctor Fractured Patient’s Neck During Intubation

December 2, 2016

The family of a 62-year-old man who suffered a fractured neck during intubation that rendered him a paraplegic has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor, alleging that the intubation was unnecessary. When the man was advised that he was a paraplegic and that he would need to rely on[...]

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