Pennsylvania medical malpractice claim Archives

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Peer Preview Privilege Did Not Apply In Medical Malpractice Case

April 11, 2018

In its majority, 4-to-3 opinion filed on March 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Western District (“Pennsylvania Supreme Court”) ruled that the Pennsylvania Peer Review Protection Act, 63 P.S. §§ 425.1-425.4 (“PRPA”), which provides a narrow evidentiary privilege [...]

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 Verdict For Child’s Brain Injury After Surgery

June 23, 2012

On June 19, 2012, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded $1.1 million for an 11-month-old who suffered brain injury shortly after surgery to remove his tonsils, adenoids, and to place tubes in his ears. The surgery was recommended to treat the little boy’s sleep apnea, which caused h[...]

Large Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Misdiagnosed Heart Condition

June 5, 2012

On May 31, 2012, a Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury awarded the five young surviving children of a 38-year-old man $6.4 million as a result of alleged medical malpractice that resulted in the man’s death. The $6.4 million verdict included $5.5 million for the loss of guidance, tutelage[...]

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Claim For Good Deed Turned Deadly

February 25, 2012

An unmarried couple who had been together for 21 years and had an eighteen-year-old son together had to deal with a life-altering situation when the man’s kidneys were failing due to his diabetes and kidney dialysis wasn’t working well for him. Out of a sense of compassion and caring,[...]

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expands Medical Malpractice Recoveries

February 10, 2012

On December 22, 2011, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision in a medical malpractice case in which it considered “whether a cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress, hereinafter NIED, exists where the emotional distress results from a “negligent breach of[...]

Pennsylvania Nurse’s Medical Malpractice Results In Woman’s Loss Of Both Legs

November 27, 2011

A jury has determined that a 55 year-old woman was caused to lose both of her legs due to the medical malpractice of a nurse. The lawsuit alleged that the visiting home nurse failed to properly report a catheter infection that nearly killed the woman. Source The medical malpractice lawsuit filed [...]

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