Category Archives: Medical Malpractice
The Truth About Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Look at any phone book or do a Google search looking to find a medical malpractice lawyer in Philadelphia and you are bound to be bombarded with countless firms offering their “medical malpractice services.” The truth, however, is that many of the firms who advertise for medical malpractice cases actually do not litigate those… Read More »
Ophthalmology Malpractice
Last week a Baltimore County jury awarded $1 million dollars in a medical malpractice claim alleging that the Plaintiff had lost nearly all her vision under the Defendant ophthalmologist’s care. This is a great result in what is considered to be a difficult venue for malpractice claims. What makes the case even more interesting… Read More »
Philadelphia: A Judicial Hellhole
In this month’s edition of The Philadelphia Magazine, the magazine’s Chairman, Herb Lipson, quoting the American Tort Reform Association, which named Philadelphia as a “Judicial Hellhole,” wrote that “plaintiffs in a tort case can parachute in from anywhere in the state to seek their payday in Philadelphia. Not to mention that Philadelphia juries are… Read More »
Adverse Events in Hospitals Not Being Reported
As an attorney who represents injured patients and their families in medical malpractice cases, patient safety is always a concern. One crucial way that patient safety is improved in hospitals is for the hospital to be aware of all adverse events that occur within its walls. While there is no universally agreed-upon definition of… Read More »
The Battle of the Experts – Medical Malpractice Cases
The admissibility of expert testimony is often a hot topic in any personal injury or medical malpractice case. With respect to medical malpractice cases, expert testimony is often at the center of every evidentiary dispute. Indeed, that is why malpractice cases are often referred to as “The Battle of the Experts.” While the Federal… Read More »
Another Look at Aspirin
For years, we have heard that taking a daily dose of aspirin helps to prevent heart attacks, even in patients with no known heart disease. As reported by Time magazine and others, a recent study sheds some important light on the pros and cons of taking aspirin as well as highlighting which patients might… Read More »
Child Suffers Amputation – Medical Misdiagnosis
A 6-year-old boy’s undiagnosed strep throat infection led to the amputation of his legs to save his life, his parents claim in a lawsuit against a Maryland hospital. Almost a year ago, Eric Flynn Jr. had a high fever, swollen tonsils and unexplained hip pain. His parents took him to the Baltimore-Washington Medical Center… Read More »
Investigation of Johns Hopkins Gynecologist Nikita Levy, M.D. for Photographing Patients
News reports have surfaced that a Johns Hopkins obstetrician/gynecologist (“OB/GYN”) was secretly taking photographs and videos of patients under his care. According to police, an “extraordinary” amount of evidence was found at Dr. Levy’s home regarding these terrible crimes. If you were a patient of Dr. Levy and believe you may be one of… Read More »
Litigation Begins on ‘Unnecessary’ Implants
The first lawsuit has been filed in connection with St. Joseph Medical Center’s disclosure this month that hundreds of patients may have received unnecessary coronary implants from a former cardiologist at the hospital. Thomas Chaffee of Finksburg is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from the hospital and Dr. Mark G. Midei, according to… Read More »
