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A recent survey of orthopedic surgeons reinforced a reality known to health care observers for years. As a perceived protection against medical malpractice lawsuits, doctors order numerous superfluous medical tests. Commonly called "defensive medicine," this practice is estimated to cost...
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Three good Samaritans from Waynesburg University were injured earlier in the week after stopping along I-79 to help a car crash victim who fell asleep at the wheel. It is reported that the three nursing students jumped off an overpass...
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When patients seeks treatment at a hospital, they are putting their trust not only in the doctors and the nurses but in the hands of the entire staff. A patient trusts that each person will act in their best interests and...
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A man from Erie, Pennsylvania will go to trial to face charges stemming from a fatal car accident on Jan. 6, 2012. The man stands accused of a litany of charges for the car accident, including: aggravated assault by vehicle...
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Questions regarding road safety in Pennsylvania abound after several deaths along a rural route in the recent future. The tragic February 1, 2012 deaths of two men in an auto accident along Route 329, also known as Old Post Road,...
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Anesthetists in Pennsylvania have a very important job: these doctors are responsible for keeping you and your loved ones alive during surgery. Too much anesthesia causes the patient to slip away. Too little, and anesthesiologists condemn a patient to awareness...
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Recently, it was announced that four separate lawsuits targeting the NFL for concussion, dementia and brain disease issues are to be combined in Philadelphia. At the beginning of February 2012, the NFL and plaintiffs' attorneys received approval from a U.S....
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There are many different types of civil lawsuits that are filed in the state of Pennsylvania each day. There are several reasons these lawsuits are filed. A fair amount of those lawsuits filed are personal injury or wrongful death actions....
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It is probably fair to say that no one wants to have to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. They can be complicated and a positive outcome is not guaranteed. Still, most are likely glad that the opportunity to do so...
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Recently a company located about and hour and half outside of Pittsburgh agreed to a settlement regarding an injury that an underage employee sustained as a result of a work accident. The $50,000 penalty J.N. Pallet Co. reportedly agreed to...
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A young girl was seriously injured earlier this week when she was involved in a car accident. The 4-year-old was a passenger, secured in child safety seat, in a Ford Explorer driven by her father. The motor vehicle accident occurred...
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A wrongful death and medical malpractice case involving nursing homes in northeast Ohio recently provided the opportunity for the Ohio Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter of the process by which compensation can be sought.The original wrongful death...
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