Andrew Ralston

April 06, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act, 40 Pa. C.S. Section 1303.101, et. seq., contains provisions which create an institutional “patient safety” process, and provides protections—contained in Section 1303.311— that afford to health care institutions the ability to report and investigate “serious events or incidents,” and develop and implement solutions to systemic patient safety problems that may lead to future “serious events or incidents” discovered thereby, free from concern about exposure during litigation discovery.

By Andrew Ralston

7 minute read

September 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ever since the Superior Court's decision in Rettger v. UPMC Shadyside, 991 A.2d 915, 932 (Pa. Super., 2010), there has been a decided movement among our colleagues in the plaintiffs bar to seek compensation for grief—the emotional struggle suffered upon the wrongful death of a loved one.

By Andrew Ralston

8 minute read

September 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ever since the Superior Court's decision in , 991 A.2d 915, 932 (Pa. Super., 2010), there has been a decided movement among our colleagues in the plaintiffs bar to seek compensation for grief—the emotional struggle suffered upon the wrongful death of a loved one.

By Andrew Ralston

8 minute read