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Paramedics seek dismissal of willful misconduct claim, in opiate overdose and excessive force lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of Philadelphia Fire Department EMT’s are seeking to dismiss a willful misconduct claim, from the lawsuit brought by the estate of a Massachusetts man who died after suffering an opiate overdose. -
Phila. EMTs claim immunity shields their actions in responding to man's overdose
PHILADELPHIA – Following similar defenses from members of the Philadelphia Police Department, a pair of Philadelphia Fire Department EMT’s have denied they used excessive force on a Massachusetts man when responding to his opiate overdose and allegedly caused his death. -
Philly cops say immunity shields their actions in case over opiate overdose and subsequent death
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia police officers who have denied that they used excessive force on a Massachusetts man when responding to his opiate overdose and allegedly caused his death, counter that their actions are protected through qualified immunity. -
Philadelphia police officers deny their alleged excessive force led to death of Mass. man suffering opiate overdose
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and three of its police officers deny that they used excessive force on a Massachusetts man when responding to his opiate overdose and allegedly causing his death. -
Lawsuit: Philly cops responded to opiate overdose with excessive force and caused young man's death
PHILADELPHIA – A Massachusetts man has filed legal action against the City of Philadelphia and three of its police officers, claiming they used excessive force in responding to his son’s opiate overdose and caused his death. -
In lawsuit answer, doctor counters patient's claims that he hid plaintiff's Hepatitis C diagnosis
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia physician has denied negligence-related charges from a patient who alleged he was left uninformed of a positive Hepatitis C diagnosis for seven years, which the plaintiff said later caused him permanent damage to his liver and kidneys. -
Lawsuit: Repo men accused of roughing up pregnant woman when seizing her vehicle
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman argues that while six months pregnant, she was seriously injured by repo men who came to her home to take possession of her vehicle, while a bank entity alleges her complaint has no standing and is barred by several statutory avenues of law. -
Plaintiff claims he needed liver and kidney transplant after his doctor left his Hepatitis C untreated for seven years
PHILADELPHIA – A patient has filed legal action against his physician, claiming that he was left uninformed he had tested positive for Hepatitis C for seven years, which he says later caused him permanent damage to his liver and kidneys. -
Museum and hospital entities facing injury-related lawsuit from estate of now-deceased man
PHILADELPHIA – An estate administrator is suing a number of educational and medical entities in the City of Philadelphia, claiming their collective negligence in improperly maintaining an dangerous loading dock led a now-deceased man to fall and suffer a number of severe injuries. -
Superior Court won't overturn med-mal jury verdict in favor of Einstein Medical Center, others
HARRISBURG – The state Superior Court has affirmed the judgment of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas for the defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit. -
Conflicts between client and counsel in elevator fall case lead attorney to withdraw
PHILADELPHIA – Conflicts between a woman claiming to be injured in an elevator fall and her representation have caused that lawyer to exit the lawsuit. -
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. -
Phila. hospital sues city couple over $16K-plus in allegedly unpaid medical bills
Lawyers for Albert Einstein Medical Center have filed a civil suit against a Philadelphia -
Phila. nursing home sued for professional negligence
A Philadelphia woman who claims she suffered multiple injuries after falling at a city -
Pa. Superior Court panel: N.J. doctor, hospital cannot be sued in Phila. court, affirming trial court ruling
A three-judge state appellate court panel issued a ruling recently affirming a decision by a -
Northeast Phila. couple files asbestos mass tort claim in state court
A couple from Northeast Philadelphia has filed a mass tort asbestos claim in state court -
Albert Einstein Medical Center faces wrongful death claim by parents of deceased newborn baby girl
The parents of a baby girl who died one day after she was delivered via cesarean section -
Pa. Superior Court panel affirms in part, reverses in part Phila. Common Pleas Court dismissal of funeral home suit
A state appellate court panel has reversed in part a decision by a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge to dismiss a complaint filed by a city man against a funeral home and others for the alleged mishandling of his father’s dead body. -
Phila. doctor sued for allegedly failing to diagnose rectal cancer in patient
A Philadelphia doctor has been named as a defendant in a medical malpractice case in which a former patient accuses him of not doing enough to diagnose her rectal cancer when she went to him with reports of blood in her stool. -
Product liability claim against penile implant manufacturer can proceed, judge rules
A federal judge in Philadelphia has allowed a strict liability claim over an alleged defective penile implant to proceed against the device’s manufacturer, while simultaneously dismissing a negligence claim against the company.