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Pennsylvania Hospital Patient Care Whistleblower Fired, Then Sues

October 28, 2013

A 13-year employee of a regional hospital in Pennsylvania, who at times worked as director of acute care services and quality project coordinator, filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer on October 22, 2013, alleging that she was told to leave the hospital premises on October 26, 2012 a[...]

$4M Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Verdict For Failure To Perform Timely Cesarean Delivery

September 13, 2013

On September 7, 2013, after a four-day Pennsylvania medical malpractice jury trial in Lehigh County Court, a verdict in the amount of $4 million was awarded to a 29-year-old woman and her child as a result of the injuries they both suffered in August 2009 during the 16-hour-long vaginal delivery of[...]

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 Cases Declining, But For The Right Reason?

June 26, 2013

A report from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has noted a decrease from 1,675 medical malpractice cases filed in the Pennsylvania courts in 2011 to 1,508 medical malpractice cases filed in 2012, representing a 10% decrease from 2011 to 2012. Before Pennsylvania began implementing m[...]

$63 Million Verdict For Devastating Injuries From Children’s Motrin

February 18, 2013

Motrin, which is manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, is the brand-name of a medication known as ibuprofen, which is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). NSAIDs are used to treat pain, redness, swelling, and inflammation from medical conditions such as different types of arthritis,[...]

Plaintiffs Seek To Withdraw From Settlement With Pennsylvania Hospital And Major Health Insurer

January 24, 2013

A class-action lawsuit was filed against the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (“UPMC”) and the largest health insurance carrier in the area, Highmark, alleging that their actions inflated health care costs to patients by improperly using their market dominance in the geograph[...]

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,[...]

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