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Tag: medical malpractice

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-MENTAL HEALTH PROCEDURES ACT

Posted on June 20, 2024 - 4:01 pm by

Azaravich, L. v. Wilkes-Barre Hospital, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, decided June 5, 2024. Person was treated at a hospital for psychiatric problems. Two days after discharge, the patient hung himself with an electrical cord. A complaint was filed, and later an amended complaint – claiming that the treatment of the Decedent was grossly negligent and/or […]

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-DISCONTINUANCE

Posted on June 20, 2024 - 10:43 am by

Medical Malpractice-Discontinuance G.K. v. LaBella, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 240 (2024 Pa. Super. LEXIS 240) (Murray, J.) G.K. v. LaBella, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, decided June 10, 2024. This medical malpractice case was discontinued after discovery and when the case came up for trial. The question is whether the Orphan’s Court abuses discretion in granting a […]

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-CORPORATE NEGLIGENCE

Posted on January 3, 2024 - 4:45 pm by

Corey v. Wilkes-Barre Hosp. Co., LLC, 2023 Pa. Super. LEXIS 595, 2023 WL 8534618 (December 11, 2023) (King, J.). Appellant, Lesley Corey, as administratrix of the estate of Joseph Corey, and Lesley Corey, in her own right, appeals from the judgment entered in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, in favor of Appellee, Wilkes-Barre […]

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-NO FELONY CONVICTION RECOVERY RULE

Posted on November 30, 2023 - 3:09 pm by

Dinardo v. Kohler, 2023 Pa. LEXIS 1583, 2023 WL 8102948 (S. Ct. November 22, 2023) (Todd, C.J.) Cosmo DiNardo (“DiNardo”), who suffers from various mental infirmities, confessed to killing four individuals, and pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. He subsequently filed a complaint against his treating psychiatrist and health care providers, claiming that […]

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-THIRD PARTY LIABILITY

Posted on November 17, 2023 - 1:36 pm by

Ritz v. Ramsay, 2023 Pa. Super. LEXIS 540 (November 14, 2023) (Stabile, J.). Appellants, Jeffrey A. Ritz, as executor of the estate of Joseph H. Cummins (the “Decedent”), and Jolene L. Cummins, appeal from the August 9, 2022 order sustaining the preliminary objections of Appellees RHJ Medical Center, Inc. (“RHJ”), Denise L. Shinsky, Keri A. […]

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-ALTERED MEDICAL RECORDS

Posted on November 13, 2023 - 1:29 pm by

Hutchinson v. Verstraeten, 2023 Pa. Super. LEXIS 528, 2023 WL 7381470 (November 8, 2023) (Kunselman, J.). Brenda and Douglas Hutchinson appeal from the judgment entered on the jury’s defense verdict in favor of Dr. Thierry C. Verstraeten, M.D.; E. Ronald Salvitti, M.D., Inc.; and Allegheny Ophthalmic & Orbital Associates, P.C. (“the Eye Clinic”). The Hutchinsons […]

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE-NEGLIGENCE

Posted on October 4, 2023 - 12:02 pm by

Sinoracki v. Children’s Serv. Ctr. of Wyo. Valley, 2023 Pa. Super. LEXIS 411 (September 19, 2023) (Murray, J.) At a young age, Z.H. was diagnosed with an inoperable arteriovenous malformation (“AVM”) in the left occipital region of his brain. An AVM is an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins that can develop in the brain […]