By Charles Toutant | May 4, 2020
The justices said a jury needed expert opinion to determine the appropriate balance between patient autonomy and prescribed treatment.
By David Gialanella | April 30, 2020
A Middlesex County judge on April 23 approved the final portion of a $6.5 million settlement in a medical malpractice suit, Estate of Horvath v. Alegre-Gomez,…
By Cheryl Miller | April 30, 2020
"It will be more productive to have this conversation when everything stabilizes," ballot measure proponent Scott Olsen said.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 30, 2020
Providing guidance on the necessary elements of expert testimony in a medical malpractice case, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has reversed a trial judge's grant of nonsuit in favor of a Lancaster County surgeon sued for negligence after one of his patients died of a pulmonary embolism following colon surgery.
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By Zack Needles | April 30, 2020
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has waded once again into the murky waters of peer review privilege, this time laying out the requirements for a document to qualify for protection under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act and clarifying the difference between a nonconfidential incident report and a peer review document covered under the Peer Review Protection Act.
By Michael A. Mora | April 28, 2020
Nearly 400 nursing homes and assisted living facilities in the state have at least one confirmed case of the coronavirus.
By Verdict Search | April 27, 2020
The man argued a lung X-ray would have found a fluid buildup and shortened his hospitalization.
By Greg Land | April 23, 2020
At the heart of the case is whether vicarious liability claims were sufficiently pleaded and whether the defendants were barred from seeking apportionment because they failed to file a notice of nonparty fault 120 days before trial.
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By Zack Needles | April 23, 2020
In a concurring opinion, Justice Christine Donohue, joined by four other justices, expressed concern that judges are not required to be present for voir dire in civil cases the way they are in criminal cases.
By Michael A. Mora | April 20, 2020
While an initial treatment plan for Maria Fernandez seemed to be precisely what she needed to recover from her routine injury, a jury awarded damages to the surviving spouse because it found doctors had failed to follow through with the plan.
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