The vast majority of medical malpractice lawsuits are premised on the general theory of negligence, which holds that professionals (including doctors and nurses) owe their clients a specific set of duties. Medical professionals, in particular, are obligated to uphold the standards and best practices widely-accepted within the healthcare community. Defenses To General Negligence Claims While cases [...]
A state court jury in Media, Pennsylvania has ordered Dr. Cory Hawley, a Delaware County podiatrist, to pay one of his patients over $1 million in damages for removing an extra bone during foot surgery, the Legal Intelligencer reports. The week-long trial, concluded on August 25, 2017, was held in the Delaware County Court of [...]
The US Department of Veterans Affairs is protecting bad doctors, according to a series of new reports from USA Today. Despite its mission to care for America's veterans, the VA has hired dozens of physicians with lengthy malpractice records and license suspensions, doctors who often go on to hurt VA patients. When problems arise, USA [...]
The 6-year-old daughter of a Pennsylvania State Representative has won over $40 million in compensation for a spinal cord injury she sustained at birth. On Tuesday, January 23, 2018, a jury for the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas concluded that the young girl had received substandard care from Dr. Steven M. Troy, an obstetrician [...]
Laser Spine Institute, a network of medical facilities providing minimally-invasive spinal procedures, must pay $20 million in compensation to the estate of a woman who died after undergoing surgery at the company's Philadelphia center, the Legal Intelligencer writes. After eight days of trial, a jury in Chester County state court found the ambulatory care center [...]
A jury in Massachusetts has awarded $18.4 million in compensation to a man who accused two of his former physicians of failing to screen him for the HIV virus despite multiple risk factors that should have tipped doctors off to the possibility of his being infected. Doctors Failed To Conduct HIV Test, Boston Jury Finds [...]
A Pennsylvania woman has been awarded $3.35 million in compensation because, according to a state court jury, her radiologists dismissed evidence of breast cancer that turned up in mammogram screenings, The Intelligencer reports. Ultimately diagnosed in 2013, she was forced to confront Stage 3 cancer, undergoing a battery of grueling treatments. Radiologists Held Liable In [...]
Each week we bring you news about some of the biggest accidents that have affected the Philadelphia Metro area. There seems to be constant news of innocent people being negatively impacted by car accidents, work accidents, construction accidents, and so much more that are caused by the negligence of others. If you or a loved [...]
Each week we bring you news about some of the biggest accidents that have affected the Philadelphia Metro area. There seems to be constant news of innocent people being negatively impacted by car accidents, work accidents, construction accidents, and so much more that are caused by the negligence of others. If you or a loved [...]
In Philadelphia and the surrounding areas, there are accidents each week in which innocent people are injured or killed. Many of these accidents could have been prevented yet unfortunately, they were caused by the negligence of another. This week our accident report will detail some of the biggest accidents to have made headlines in the [...]