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Judge: Radiologist's report on toddler who underwent testicle removal surgery must be produced
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has green-lighted enforcement of a subpoena to produce a radiologist’s report outlining a toddler’s quality of medical care, in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by the parents of that same child, who underwent emergency surgery to remove one of his testicles. -
Judge splits ruling on negligence and punitive damages counts in parents' suit over son's testicular examination
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge’s ruling has altered the terms by which negligence can be pled in a lawsuit brought by the parents of a child who alleged medical malpractice in requiring their son to have emergency surgery to remove one of his testicles, but has also denied some of the case’s medical defendants the chance to escape punitive damages. -
Toddler testicle removal case update: Hospital defendants argue negligence claim wasn't properly pled
PHILADELPHIA – In a lawsuit brought by the parents of a child who alleged medical malpractice in requiring their son to have emergency surgery to remove one of his testicles, hospital defendants say a negligence claim wasn’t properly pled. -
Urologist and practice want punitive damages dropped from suit alleging malpractice led to testicular surgery
PHILADELPHIA – A urologist and a urology practice are arguing they should not face the possibility of punitive damages in a lawsuit brought by the parents of a child who alleged failed treatment required their son to have emergency surgery to remove one of his testicles. -
Elder care company ordered to comply with subpoenas in FTC's bid to stop Jefferson-Einstein merger
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge in Philadelphia recently ordered a Montgomery County-based elder care company to comply with document-related subpoenas by June 26, in the Federal Trade Commission’s ongoing battle to block the merger of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network. -
Hospital refutes punitive damages claim in case of 2-year-old who had testicle removed
PHILADELPHIA – Hospital and doctoral defendants have said they should not face the possibility of punitive damages in a lawsuit brought by the parents of a child who alleged failed treatment required their son to have emergency surgery to remove one of his testicles. -
Lawsuit filed over testicle removal surgery
PHILADELPHIA — The parents of a child who required emergency surgery to remove one of his testicles is claiming St. Christopher's Hospital and others failed to properly treat his condition. -
New counsel needed for plaintiff suing City of Philadelphia, local hospital network
PHILADELPHIA – If a plaintiff in a pending negligence action wishes to pursue legal action against a local hospital system, he will need to do so with new representation. -
Conflict with client leads plaintiff attorney to withdraw from malpractice case
A plaintiff's attorney in a wrongful death and malpractice case cited procedural conflicts and differences of opinion with her client as her reason for withdrawing from the litigation. -
Philadelphia health care company allegedly failed to pay overtime
PHILADELPHIA -- Two employees recently sued a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania health care facility over alleged unpaid overtime. -
Woman files TCPA lawsuit against Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
A Philadelphia resident is suing a nonprofit health care organization, alleging she has been receiving unwanted phone calls. -
Plaintiff awarded $500,000 in punitive damages in nursing home trial
After only the second day of the second phase of a nursing home neglect trial, a 12-member Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury awarded the adult daughter of a man who died after receiving alleged sub-par care a half-million dollars in punitive damages. -
Punitive damages phase of nursing home neglect trial gets under way
After a month break, a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury on Tuesday was brought back for the second phase in a nursing home neglect trial, one in which they awarded more than $2 million in damages to the plaintiff at the end of phase one. -
Punitive damages hearing in nursing home trial postponed
A hearing to determine punitive damages in a case of a woman suing a nursing home and other healthcare facilities on behalf of her late father has been postponed. -
Plaintiff in nursing home trial awarded $2.287 million; punitive damages yet to be decided
After a more than three-week long trial, jurors last Friday returned a plaintiff’s verdict in the case of a woman suing a nursing home and other medical institutions for the alleged poor care her late father received. -
Jury hears closing arguments in nursing home trial
Attorneys representing a woman suing a handful of medical care facilities on behalf of her late father, who perished months after a chain of physical ailments, made their final plea Tuesday to the 12-member jury in the case, urging the men and women, during closing arguments, to find the defendants liable for the patriarch’s death. -
Widow of deceased man testifies in nursing home trial
The widow of a man whose family is suing medical care facilities for negligence tearfully testified from a wheelchair Thursday, evoking memories of her deceased husband and the strong bond he had with his kin. -
Defense in medical malpractice trial questions expert witness
The defense in a medical malpractice case sought to show Tuesday that a number of factors, including pre-existing conditions, were at least in part to blame for a deceased man’s pressure ulcers. -
Daughter of deceased man testifies during first full day of medical malpractice trial
The adult daughter of a man whose nine months prior to his death were allegedly spent in pain and agony spoke about her father’s better days July 21, during the first day of testimony in a medical malpractice case pitting the family of a deceased man against a handful of medical facilities and a nursing home. -
Medical malpractice trial gets a slow start
A two-year old case in which relatives of a now-deceased man are suing medical care facilities for injuries suffered by their loved one relating to his development of pressure ulcers has finally come to trial, but proceedings have been slow to get started.