Archive for the ‘Medical Malpractice’ Category

September 19, 2013 When a doctor, hospital, or member of their medical staff makes a mistake, the victim may be entitled to damages through civil litigation; however, the Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawyers with Lundy Law explain that presenting a case that results in an award of damages can be an extremely complex process. An article …

May 15, 2013 Last year, medical malpractice payouts from across the United States totaled $3.6 billion. Now, a new study has shown that a significant portion of that money came from Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuits. According to The Clinical Advisor, the study examined information that was culminated in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ …

January 24, 2013 A prominent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, couple recently filed a Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice lawsuit in United States District Court against a luxury drug and alcohol rehabilitation center located in Palm Beach, Florida. A story from The Philly Post explained the lawsuit claims negligent acts committed by doctors and staff at the facility were the direct cause of pain, …

December 20, 2012 Johns Hopkins University researchers found that despite efforts to improve patient safety in medical facilities, thousands of errors occur each year that leave patients in worse shape than they were in when they went to see a doctor. The Wall Street Journal reports the study found that each year, approximately 4,000 “Never-Events” …

October 11, 2012 The 40-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, woman accused of both medical malpractice and killing a 22-year-old woman by performing silicone buttock injections without a license was in court for a preliminary hearing yesterday. NewsWorks stated the trial will move forward and the woman will face arraignment later this month. The claims of Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice stem from …

June 28, 2012 A Pennsylvania jury recently awarded the family of a man, who died after his heart condition was misdiagnosed at a local hospital, one of the largest sums of money ever given as damages for Pennsylvania medical malpractice. According to The Wall Street Journal, the damages given to the family was $6.4 million. …

Doctors must undergo a rigorous examination process to ensure that they have the proper training to perform procedures safely on patients. If a doctor is engaged in medical malpractice, the doctor may be subject to having his or her medical license revoked.

May 31, 2012 The Hill (5/30, Baker) reports in its “Healthwatch” blog on a poll conducted for Common Good finding that “75 percent of those polled believe malpractice suits are contributing to the high cost of insurance and medical care” and that “large majorities…believe medical malpractice lawsuits are driving away good doctors.” The survey also …

May 15, 2012 Medscape (5/15) reports, “Results of a new study of medical malpractice claims offer a mix of reassurance and sobering reality.” The study found that “55.2% of medical malpractice claims that required some defense cost led to litigation,” though “most are ultimately decided in the physician’s favor.” Yet it also found that “litigated …

May 11, 2012 Philadelphia Magazine‘s “Be Well Philly” blog (5/8, Hingston) reported two significant rules changes made a decade ago by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have reduced medical malpractice lawsuits in the state by 44.1 percent from their levels in 2000-2002, and “a whopping 65 percent” in Philadelphia, where medical malpractice suits “fell from 1,365 …