Malpractice Pennsylvania

 

 




Emotional Distress Enough for Medical Malpractice Suit, Says PA Supreme Court
JD Supra (press release)
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in December set a new precedent in medical malpractice litigation, expanding the claim of ?negligent infliction of emotional distress? (known as the NIED claim) to include people who've been emotionally harmed but ...

  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:53:12 GMT


SAYLER v. SKUTCHES
Leagle.com
RAP 2741(4), 2742; and delay damages, Pa.RCP 238. We affirm in part and remand in part. A jury trial was held on this medical malpractice action from January 14, 2008, to January 18, 2008.[] The jury awarded a verdict on January 18, 2008, ...

  Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:04:19 GMT



Globe and Mail

Diagnosing sports injuries never an exact science
Globe and Mail
Yet in 2002, after Babych had been forced into retirement, a Pennsylvania jury decided otherwise and awarded him nearly $1.4-million (US) in a malpractice suit. ?You trust these people with your life,? Babych said. ?You have to.

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  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:01:04 GMT


Civil suits decline in state, as more are choosing mediators
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Civil lawsuits are on the decline in Western Pennsylvania and across the state, as plaintiffs avoid county courthouses in favor of private mediators, experts say. "Plaintiffs' lawyers know that going before a jury is a crapshoot," said retired ...

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  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:00:41 GMT



Santorum doles out tough medicine on drug costs
CBS News
A young boy asked the former US senator from Pennsylvania what he would do to keep prescription drugs affordable. Another woman in the audience chimed in that she couldn't afford her $900-a-month prescription. Santorum compared the costs to buying an ...

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  Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:31:28 GMT


PR Web (press release)

New Jersey Legal Malpractice Lawyers Now Offer Helpful Information on the Web
PR Web (press release)
?I took an interest in this area at a time when there weren't too many lawyers involved in it, because I saw a parallel to medical malpractice,? said Wasserman, who has been practicing law in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other state and ...

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  Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:12:23 GMT



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