It is only natural to expect improved health after receiving medical treatment. However, a significant number of people nationwide, including in Pennsylvania, find they have more medical problems after treatment than what they had before. A married couple in another...
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice claim follows mom’s death after child birth
In Pennsylvania and elsewhere, the birth of a child can be stressful because so much can go wrong. Several doctors and a physician assistant are named as defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed in another state by the husband of a woman who died...
EHR errors may lead to medical malpractice lawsuits
The advancement of technology has had positive impacts on various industries, including the medical industry, in Pennsylvania and other states. Electronic health recording (EHR) is rapidly replacing handwritten medical records and even written prescriptions by...
Widower alleges medical negligence in failure to diagnose cancer
There is an increased risk of harm doctrine in Pennsylvania state that is similar to the loss of chance law in some other states by which a doctor can be held liable if his or her negligence is determined to have increased the risk of harm to a patient. For example,...
Counterfeit breast implants lead to medical malpractice lawsuit
Pennsylvania women who undergo cosmetic surgery want to feel confident that they will not be exposed to dangerous products that are unapproved by the Federal Drug Administration. A plastic surgeon in another state is facing several charges that were filed in federal...
Medical negligence: Woman sues after husband’s pneumonia death
Pennsylvania residents who suffer conditions that require medical care will naturally rely on the knowledge and expertise of health-care providers to perform proper examinations before diagnosing and treating illnesses. Unfortunately, there are cases in which doctors...
Appeals court allows medical negligence claim to proceed
Medical professionals in Pennsylvania are expected to provide medical care of an acceptable standard. Unfortunately, medical negligence sometimes causes unnecessary pain and suffering along with additional medical expenses. A man in another state died last September...
Inmate claims medical negligence in jail led to complications
As in other states, inmates in Pennsylvania jails have the right to appropriate medical care when required. Some inmates have existing medical conditions that require treatment, and some may also have special dietary needs. A county jail in another state is accused of...
Medical malpractice suit filed against TV plastic surgeon
While it will not ease the anxiety typically suffered by patients nationwide who are scheduled for plastic surgery, including here in Pennsylvania, mistakes happen. A plastic surgeon in another state is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed by an unhappy...
Birth injury: Shoulder dystocia can be prevented
As the end of pregnancy approaches, any Pennsylvania mother-to-be will naturally be anxious about what can go wrong. The term dystocia means slow or difficult childbirth, and the most common reason for dystocia is a small pelvic region in the mother or a baby that is...