Medical Malpractice

Everyone wants to feel safe when they go to the doctor. Though most health care providers do their best, medical malpractice still happens in Pennsylvania and across the country. There are several common types of medical errors. Misdiagnosis If a doctor diagnoses a...

According to the insurance carrier Coverys, medical errors rank as third among the leading causes of death in the U.S. Patients in Pennsylvania who are injured by these errors commonly can file a claim against the responsible parties. There are various types of...

Over a million people in this country have Parkinson’s disease. Pennsylvania residents are no doubt aware of what the symptoms are like: a trembling in the hands, unsteady gait and feelings of stiffness. Anyone with these symptoms might conclude that he or she has...

The Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company has found that more and more malpractice claims involving ophthalmologists are arising on account of diagnostic errors. Moreover, many of the misdiagnoses are of a common condition called retinal detachment. Perhaps you had your...

More young adults in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. are being diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer. These two cancers, which differ only in the location they start from, have long been associated with older people. In 1989, for example, the median age of colorectal...

Patients assume that the diagnoses they receive from their doctors are correct. However, a study published by Fierce Health Care indicates that 1 out of 3 medical malpractice suits that result in serious injury or death are the product of a misdiagnosis. Pennsylvania...

Pennsylvania couples who are expecting a baby may have heard about complications that could happen during birth. Birth injuries, also known as birth trauma, occur in about 28,000 births in the United States each year. Though the majority of babies will recover after...

A failure to diagnose is a serious type of medical malpractice that can have disastrous consequences for victims. Medical malpractice can include a variety of different types of medical negligence including surgical errors, medication errors, failure to diagnose,...

Though we expect the medical professional to have the answer to every question we ask and a solution for all our ailments, the reality is that they are also human. This means they are liable to make mistakes, just like anyone else, with a huge difference—a medical...

The birth of a child should be an exciting time filled with love and joy. Yet, in far too many instances parents in southwestern Pennsylvania find themselves asking what went wrong after their children suffer an unexpected birth injury. The scary truth is that there...