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UPMC McKeesport denies it didn't catch man's fatal pulmonary embolism
PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh McKeesport hospital and its physicians have denied that they were liable for allegedly failing to discover a 33-year-old man’s pulmonary embolism, which caused his death last summer. -
Woman suing UPMC for father's alleged wrongful death seeks discovery material from hospital
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who claimed that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at McKeesport was negligent in its care of her late father, after he suffered a pair of heart attacks which ultimately claimed his life, now adds that the hospital system has not responded to her discovery requests. -
Fine-tuning the Affordable Care Act in the Second Decade: Actuarial Strategy and Tactics on June 13, 2022
Fine-tuning the Affordable Care Act in the Second Decade: Actuarial Strategy and Tactics on June 13, 2022. -
UPMC Magee Womens' Hospital denies malpractice claims, after death of newborn child last year
PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh’s Magee-Womens’ Hospital and one of its doctors have denied allegations that they committed professional negligence which led to the death of the plaintiffs’ newborn child last year. -
Law firm wants plaintiff alleging discriminatory treatment to be sanctioned
ALLENTOWN – For not responding to associated discovery requests, a Philadelphia law firm insists that sanctions be levied upon its former officer manager, a woman of Hispanic origin who alleged that she and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against during their tenure because of their ethnic background. -
Federal judge says law firm's former office manager alleging discrimination had adequate time to find new counsel
ALLENTOWN – Subsequent to a stay related to departing counsel, a federal judge has restarted litigation between a fired office manager of Hispanic origin and her former place of business, a Philadelphia law firm – which alleged that the plaintiff and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against during their tenure because of their ethnic background. -
Claims and defendant dismissed, from transgender man's discrimination suit over denial for mastectomy
HARRISBURG – Some claims and one defendant have been dismissed from litigation between a transgender male state employee and a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider, one which he claimed discriminated against him and denied him insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
Hispanic office manager's discrimination case against ex-employer is stayed, after reaching impasse with counsel
ALLENTOWN – Litigation between a fired office manager of Hispanic origin and her former place of business, a Philadelphia law firm, which alleged that the plaintiff and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against during their tenure because of their ethnic background, has been stayed due to the plaintiff’s counsel leaving the case. -
Secretary of Health Beam to step down, days after Pa. Supreme Court nixed her school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that the Commonwealth’s Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam would resign her position at the end of the year, just three days after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania struck down a statewide school mask mandate order that she issued in September. -
In wrongful death suit, plaintiff counsel wants discovery documents showing how pharmacy allegedly overprescribed opioids
MEDIA – In litigation from a Delaware County woman against her former doctor, a pharmacist and their pharmacy – which alleged their reckless negligence of prescribing large amounts of opioid medication led to the death of her husband – plaintiff counsel is seeking documents which detail the volume of opioids prescribed to customers over a five-year period. -
Settlement brings 19-year qui tam legal saga against Sanofi-Aventis to a close
PHILADELPHIA – After 19 years of litigation leading to a settlement, a federal court recently dismissed a qui tam complaint against the Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceutical company for alleged violations of the False Claims Act. -
In opioid wrongful death lawsuit, Delaware County judge overrules objections from doctor and pharmacist defendants
MEDIA – In a lawsuit from a Delaware County woman against her former doctor, a pharmacist and their pharmacy - which alleged their reckless negligence of prescribing large amounts of opioid medication led to the death of her husband - the defendants have had their preliminary objections largely overruled. -
Hispanic office manager who was allegedly discriminated against and fired, refutes law firm's denial of liability
ALLENTOWN – An office manager of Hispanic origin has reiterated allegations that she and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against by a Philadelphia law firm because of their ethnic background and when she spoke out against the unfair treatment, she was fired. -
Fertility clinic patients say failures led to 37,000 instances of data breach in class action lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of patients from a Montgomery County fertility clinic have launched class action litigation against the facility to pay for a lifetime of identity theft protection, after more than 37,000 patients had their personal and health information hacked due to alleged company failures. -
Law firm disavows liability for alleged discrimination and firing of Hispanic office manager
ALLENTOWN – A Philadelphia law firm denies that it discriminated against and fired a former officer manager of Hispanic origin because of her ethnic background, instead countering that the plaintiff was fired for just cause. -
Hispanic office manager alleges she was discriminated against and fired by officials at Philly law firm
ALLENTOWN – An office manager of Hispanic origin says she and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against by a Philadelphia law firm because of their ethnic background and when she spoke out against the unfair treatment, she was fired. -
Ex-doctor looking to strike punitive damages and case material from widow's wrongful death litigation
MEDIA – A former doctor is seeking to strike punitive damages and allegedly scandalous and impertinent material from litigation brought by a Delaware County woman against her, a pharmacist and their pharmacy, contending their reckless negligence of prescribing large amounts of opioid medication led to the death of her husband. -
Delco woman says spouse's death was caused by over-prescription of opioid medication
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman has initiated litigation against a trio of entities consisting of a former doctor, pharmacist and pharmacy, contending their reckless negligence of prescribing large amounts of opioid medication led to the death of her husband. -
Class action claims failure to secure UPMC patient data resulted in identity theft and credit card fraud
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Western Pennsylvania men are alleging in a class action lawsuit that they and many more individuals have been the victims of identity theft and credit card fraud, as a result of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and other defendants failing to secure their personal and financial information. -
2019 breach of private patient records lands Drexel University in class action suit
Drexel University and Drexel Medicine face a class action lawsuit filed on Feb. 8 in the Eastern Pennsylvania District Court after an alleged data breach of patient records.