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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Medical Care Availability And Reduction of Error Act’s 7-Year Statute Of Repose Is Unconstitutional

November 2, 2019

In its opinion dated October 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Western District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) stated: “In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether the seven-year statute of repose in Section 1303.513(a) of the Medical Care Availability and Reduction [...]

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Rules Evidence Of Risks And Complications Of Surgical Procedure Irrelevant In Medical Malpractice Claim

April 16, 2017

In its unpublished opinion filed on March 29, 2017, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Appellate Court”) ruled that it was error for the trial court to have allowed the defense to introduce evidence of the known risks and complications of a surgical procedure in a medical malpracti[...]

$19.3M Pennsylvania Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Settlement

January 2, 2017

In December 2016, a Pennsylvania court approved a $19.3 million birth injury medical malpractice settlement that involved the alleged negligent delivery of a baby on December 13, 2012 at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, Pennsylvania, that left the child with a profound and permanent brain injury t[...]

$12.7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage Following Tonsilletomy

November 6, 2016

On October 27, 2016, after about three hours of deliberations, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded a Pennsylvania woman $12.7 million in compensatory damages for the brain damage she suffered as a result of the defendants allegedly removing her breathing tube too early shortly after her [...]

$2.78M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Too High Tracheostomy

September 1, 2015

On August 21, 2015, after a five-day trial and five hours of jury deliberations, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $2.78 in a Pennsylvania medical malpractice case against a general surgeon who allegedly placed the plaintiff&#[...]

$1.5M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Tonsillectomy Resulting In Loss Of Sense Of Taste

June 21, 2015

On May 7, 2015, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $1.5 million after a three-day trial, for a restaurant owner’s loss of his sense of taste following a tonsillectomy. The plaintiffs, husband and wife, had sued the oral sur[...]

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[...]

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds Medical Care Availability And Reduction of Error Act’s 7-Year Statute Of Repose Is Unconstitutional

$19.3M Pennsylvania Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Settlement

$12.7M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Brain Damage Following Tonsilletomy

$2.78M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Too High Tracheostomy

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Fined For Drug Problems

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