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Panera seeks dismissal of lawsuit over caffeine in lemonade; Case alleges cardiac arrest
PHILADELPHIA – Panera Bread Company is seeking to dismiss litigation brought by a Monroeville man, who claimed he went into cardiac arrest nearly died after drinking one of its now-discontinued “Charged Lemonade” beverages. -
Allegheny General Hospital disavows liability for parking gate arm, which struck woman's head
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny General Hospital and its parking garage deny allegations from a Pittsburgh couple, who claimed one of the defendants’ employees negligently allowed a parking gate arm to fall and strike the wife-plaintiff on the head, causing her severe injuries. -
Lawsuit: Allegheny General Hospital parking garage gate struck wife-plaintiff's head
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple allege that Allegheny General Hospital, its parking garage and one of its employees negligently allowed a parking gate arm to fall and strike the wife-plaintiff on the head, causing her severe injuries. -
Pittsburgh couple say West Penn Hospital staff's negligence caused child's brain injury
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple allege that their infant son developed severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, due to the negligence of medical professionals from West Penn Hospital prior to and during the baby boy’s delivery. -
Second physician in case surrounding severed gallbladder denies liability for plaintiff's injuries
PITTSBURGH – A second physician who treated a Pittsburgh man during his gallbladder removal denies that he was liable for the severing of the patient’s bile duct and their continuous injuries. -
Gallbladder removal injuries update: Doctor's counsel denies liability for plaintiff's severed bile duct
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a physician who treated a Pittsburgh man during his gallbladder removal deny that their client was liable for the severing of the patient’s bile duct and ongoing injuries. -
Lawsuit filed after immunization allegedly causes child to faint
PITTSBURGH — A mother alleges her minor daughter fainted and fell off an examination table after receiving immunizations and suffered a concussion and other injuries. -
Lawsuit: West Penn Hospital doctors severed man's bile duct in operation gone wrong
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County couple charge that West Penn Hospital and other medical defendants committed negligence during the husband-plaintiff’s gallbladder removal, leading him to suffer the severance of his bile duct and ongoing pain, among other injuries. -
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. -
West Penn Hospital sued by patient after med tech caught with secret cameras
An Allegheny County woman is suing Allegheny Health Network, owner and operator of West Penn Hospital, after a nuclear medicine technologist allegedly filmed her undressing for a medical procedure. -
Allegheny County Jail inmate alleges he was not given proper care for seizure disorder
PITTSBURGH – An inmate alleges he was not given appropriate medical care for his seizure disorder while incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail. -
Air transport pilot claims he was fired for allegedly trying to improve in-flight patient safety
PITTSBURGH — An air transport pilot is suing Metro Aviation Inc, a helicopter ambulance service, claiming he was fired in retaliation for contacting the company's national headquarters about a proposal to improve in-flight patient safety. -
Widower sues Allegheny Co. healthcare providers after wife dies from pneumonia
PITTSBURGH — A widower is suing Allegheny Health Network Allegheny General Hospital, Lana Y. Schumacher M.D., citing alleged professional negligence, after the death of his wife from pneumonia. -
Patient blames Allegheny Health Network, doctor for post-procedure complications
PITTSBURGH — A patient is suing Dr. Manish Dhawan, the Allegheny Health Network and Forbes Regional Hospital, citing alleged negligence. -
Allegheny General Hospital allegedly failed to properly perform medical procedure
A disabled person is suing Khaled Aziz, Allegheny Clinic f/k/a Allegheny Specialty Practice Network and Allegheny Health Network d/b/a Allegheny General Hospital for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries. -
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, others allegedly failed to provide proper medical care
Two individuals are suing Western Pennsylvania Hospital, West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc., Allegheny Health Network, Pediatric and Neonatal Associates Inc., Allegheny Specialty Practice Network a/k/a Allegheny Clinic, UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, UPMC Health System, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Dr. Alan Lantzy, Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia, Dr. Giovanni Laneri, Dr. Barbara Clouser and Dr. Ruby Varughese for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries. -
Patient files malpractice suit against Allegheny Health Network, others
PITTSBURGH – A Carnegie couple allege the negligence of several health care entities caused the wife to suffer injuries after a surgery. -
Doctor responds to lawsuit filed against Allegheny Health Network, others
PITTSBURGH — Defendants in a case dealing with the alleged wrongful death of an Allegheny Health Network patient filed multiple objections against the plaintiff's lawsuit recently, arguing that several sections be stricken from the complaint. -
Jefferson Hospital, three docs sued for negligence over couple's stillborn baby
PITTSBURGH — A couple is suing Jefferson Regional Medical Center and three of its doctors, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and negligence after their child was delivered stillborn. -
Celtic Homecare, others accused of violating FMLA
PITTSBURGH — A nurse is suing parties connected with her former employer, alleging that she was terminated in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act.