Tag Archives: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Phila. judge rules hospital must reveal patient’s identity in negligence case

A Philadelphia trial court judge has upheld an earlier court ruling that required a city hospital to produce patient information relating to a case in which a man is suing the healthcare facility and his former roommate for injuries the plaintiff sustained when the roommate fell on top of him.

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Court of Common Pleas, News

Phila. judge denies defendant’s post-trial relief motion; Upholds $10 million-plus med mal verdict

A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge last week upheld a $10 million-plus jury verdict in the case of a wheelchair-bound man who had sued the University of Pennsylvania Health System and related entities over what he contended was a misdiagnosis that ultimately led to his paralyzed condition.

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Court of Common Pleas, Features, News, Personal Injury

Former Pa. hospital nurse sues for job discrimination

A woman who worked as a registered nurse at Pennsylvania Hospital for nearly two decades before she was terminated last year has filed a federal job discrimination lawsuit against the trustees in charge of the Philadelphia healthcare facility.

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Federal Court, News, Retaliatory Discharge

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania hit with medical malpractice claim

James Foerstner

A Philadelphia couple has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for injuries the wife reportedly suffered from not having been given a proper and timely diagnosis. Attorney James E. Foerstner, of the firm … Read More »

Court of Common Pleas, News, Personal Injury

Chair collapse in hospital waiting room leads to personal injury claim

A Lansdale, Pa. woman who alleges she sustained bodily injuries after the row of chairs on which she was seated in the waiting room of a city hospital collapsed has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the medical facility.

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Court of Common Pleas, News, Personal Injury

University of PA Health System faces wrongful termination lawsuit

The University of Pennsylvania Health System is facing a federal discrimination lawsuit over allegations that a former 20-year hospital employee was fired because of her medical conditions.

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Federal Court, News, Retaliatory Discharge

Wheelchair mishap at hospital leads to personal injury lawsuit

A man who claims he got injured while a hospital patient is suing the medical care facility where the alleged incident took place.

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Court of Common Pleas, News, Personal Injury