Medical Malpractice

Many residents of Western Pennsylvania are likely aware that under certain circumstances it may be a good idea to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. When someone suffers a serious injury at the hands of those who are charged with caring...

There's a saying that truth is often stranger than fiction. This saying definitely applies in the case of one man who recently filed a lawsuit against his doctor after undergoing a total of 22 nose surgeries. The man first visited the doctor...

Last month we wrote about a dentist in another state who may have infected his patients with several diseases including hepatitis C. While residents of the state of Pennsylvania were likely relieved that the incident was not in their state,...

Individuals who undergo surgical procedures or extended hospitalizations are often not well enough to go directly home. In many cases, such individuals have special health care needs which require the assistence and management of a trained health care professional. Many...

Incidents that may prompt a medical malpractice lawsuit can happen to patients of all ages throughout the state of Pennsylvania. In addition, there isn't one particular practice area in which such lawsuits occur. Medically induced injuries can happen to anyone...

As victims in various states, including Pennsylvania, continue to deal with the ramifications of having contracted hepatitis C from a former hospital technician who allegedly spread the disease while trying to feed his drug addiction, one hospital, Exeter, focuses on...

A man who was seriously injured when a medical procedure went wrong was recently awarded $38.5 million by a jury. The award came at the end of a four-week jury trial regarding the incident that left the man in a...

It can be difficult to fathom a patient being worse off after seeking medical attention for a condition than they were before they sought help. As a society individuals trust medical providers so completely that they often place their lives...

Patients at another of our nation's hospitals reportedly became infected with hepatitis C after receiving treatment. So far 20 individuals, all of them veterans, have been diagnosed with the disease. Some apparently have hepatitis B as well. In total, 716...

Most individuals who undergo a surgical procedure feel at least a little nervous about how it will turn out. This is true regardless of the procedure and patients who feel this way likely include residents of the Pittsburgh area. Anxiety...

Millions of Americans suffer from the damaging effects of diabetes. Categorized as a disease in which the bodies of those impacted are unable to produce or metabolize insulin properly, many individuals with diabetes develop circulatory problems. In many cases individuals...

Each day decisions are made in medical settings that bring harm to the patient on the receiving end. While in many of those situations, occurring in Pennsylvania and beyond, the harm is minor, in the worst cases it can seriously...