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Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Examples in Pennsylvania When you visit a doctor or hospital in Pennsylvania, you rely on their knowledge and competence regarding your medical care, diagnosis, and treatment. You depend on them to make the right decisions and to provide you with the best outcome, but doctors and hospitals aren’t perfect. While it’s…

When a doctor, or other medical professional, harms a patient through negligence and fails to uphold the standard of care, this is known as medical malpractice. To prove that a patient was a victim of medical malpractice, there are some basic requirements that must be satisfied. A doctor-patient relationship existed: If a physician did not directly…

Not all birth injuries are the result of medical malpractice in Pennsylvania, but a good amount of them are. Unfortunately, this means that thousands of neonatal injuries, if not more, could have been prevented with reasonable medical care. Below you’ll find a list of some of the most common birth injuries that occur due to…

In the United States, more than 8,000 newborns and infants are diagnosed with cerebral palsy each year. It is estimated that around 764,000 children and adults currently have some form of the disorder, which hinders body movement and muscle coordination. While this condition can be caused by a wide range of factors, in many…

Medication Errors in Pennsylvania All prescribed medications come with side effects that can be pretty significant, such as blood clots, internal bleeding, high blood pressure, meningitis and even brain infections. However, if these side effects aren’t properly disclosed, or if there is a mistake in the prescription process, those errors can result in a…

Attorneys Robert F. Morris and Seth D. Wilson, both of Morris Wilson in Plymouth Meeting, secured a $3.2 million verdict against a Montgomery County hospital for the family of a man who died after a vein implant designed to stop blood clots migrated to his heart resulting in fatal cardiac arrest. After a nine-day…

There are many potential causes of birth injuries, including maternal or fetal health conditions, problems with the placenta, or a transverse presentation. While the aforementioned causes are unavoidable, they are not the largest culprits of birth injuries. In fact, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, the most common reason for birth injuries…

The foundation of every Pennsylvania medical malpractice claim is proof of negligence, but before a patient can negotiate a claim, the person must prove four elements that combine to establish negligence. In general, negligence is defined as, “A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under…

The family of a woman who suffered a fatal blood clot after emergency medical staff at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital allegedly failed to properly test for a pulmonary embolism has won a $7.7 million verdict, reported The Legal Intelligencer.