The Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) held in its opinion filed on January 4, 2018 that the trial court manifestly abused its discretion in denying the plaintiffs’ continuance motion in their legal malpractice case against their former medical… Read More
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Applies Two-Year Statute Of Limitations From Date Of Death In Nursing Home Death Case
In a case decided on November 22, 2017, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Eastern District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) held that Section 513(d) of MCARE establishes a two-year statute of limitations for medical professional liability cases in the form of wrongful… Read More
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$12.5M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Settlement For Negligent Heart Surgery On Newborn
A Pennsylvania hospital and several physicians have reached a medical malpractice settlement with the family of a severely injured newborn that will pay a minimum of $12.5 million. The settlement will result in an initial cash payment in the amount… Read More
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Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Nonsuit In Legal Malpractice Case Involving Medical Malpractice Case
In its non-precedential written decision filed on March 27, 2017, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania Appellate Court”) affirmed the nonsuit of the plaintiff’s legal malpractice lawsuit filed against her former medical malpractice lawyer that alleged that the defendant lawyer… Read More
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Pennsylvania Appellate Court Allows Orthopedic Surgeon To Testify In Medical Malpractice Case Against Podiatrist
In its opinion filed on March 30, 2016, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (“Appellate Court”) reversed the trial court’s dismissal of a Pennsylvania medical malpractice case filed against a podiatrist, holding that the plaintiff’s orthopedic expert was qualified to testify… Read More
