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Jury awards $43.5M med-mal verdict to former Philadelphia Eagles captain Chris Maragos
PHILADELPHIA – After a two-week trial, a jury has handed down a $43.5 million medical malpractice verdict to the former captain of the Philadelphia Eagles, finding that his doctors were negligent in their treatment of his 2017 knee injury and that it directly led to the end of his National Football League career. -
Moses Taylor Hospital doc discounts negligence claims that his malpractice led to girl's appendicitis
SCRANTON – A physician from Moses Taylor Hospital has denied liability in a negligence and medical malpractice lawsuit he and others face from the parent of a minor girl who suffered a case of appendicitis. -
Man accused of assaulting nurse colleague denies all allegations made against him
SCRANTON – A man with a supposed history of violent behavior towards his colleagues and who allegedly assaulted a licensed practical nurse at work, denies the allegations against him in an answer to the plaintiff’s complaint. -
Lackawanna County judge withdraws defendant's punitive damages objections in nurse's assault case
SCRANTON – A Lackawanna County judge has authorized withdrawal of preliminary objections from a man accused of a violent assault towards one of his colleagues, a licensed practical nurse who brought litigation against him and other officials from her employer’s company. -
Podiatrist denies negligence allegations in case of amputated leg
WILKES-BARRE – A West Pittston podiatrist and his practice have officially denied all claims of negligence and medical malpractice levied against them by a Luzerne County physician who claimed that the former’s malpractice led to the amputation of his right leg. -
Nurse alleging violent assaults from co-worker wants judge to overrule objections on her punitive damages request
SCRANTON – A licensed practical nurse in Lackawanna County who claimed that she was assaulted at her workplace two years ago by an individual who had a repeated history of violent behavior towards her colleagues, wants a judge to overrule the defendant’s motion to strike her demand for punitive damages. -
Man accused of assaulting nurse seeks to strike demand for punitive damages
SCRANTON – A man with a supposed history of violent behavior towards his colleagues and who allegedly assaulted a licensed practical nurse at work, denies the allegations against him and has motioned for punitive damages to be stricken from the case. -
Luzerne County physician who lost leg refutes Wilkes-Barre hospital's denials
WILKES-BARRE – A Luzerne County physician who recently launched medical malpractice litigation against his podiatrist in claiming that the latter’s malpractice led to the amputation of his right leg, has refuted a local hospital’s denial of committing negligence and other counts against him. -
Defendants in assault case don't want alleged victim to be able to pursue punitive damages
SCRANTON – Health care defendants accused of failing to prevent an alleged assault on a licensed practical nurse, an act committed by a man with a supposed history of violent behavior towards his colleagues, want all requests for punitive damages removed from the case. -
Moses Taylor Hospital argues it's not responsible for negligence that led to girl's appendicitis
SCRANTON – Moses Taylor Hospital has denied all liability in a lawsuit it faces from the parent of a minor girl who suffered a case of appendicitis, due to alleged negligence on its part and that of the initial physician that she and her family consulted with. -
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. -
Moses Taylor Hospital garners damages reduction in case brought on behalf of young girl
SCRANTON – Moses Taylor Hospital has reached a stipulation in lieu of preliminary objections which will reduce damages in a lawsuit with the parent of a minor girl who suffered a case of appendicitis, due to the alleged negligence of a Scranton hospital and the initial physician that she and her family consulted with. -
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. -
Delaware County and care facility are appealing loss in COVID wrongful death case to D.C. appellate court
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County and a local senior care facility are appealing the defeat of their dismissal motion in a wrongful death lawsuit, filed by the surviving children of a man who died from COVID-19 while under the facility’s care, to a Washington, D.C. federal appellate court. -
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. -
Kindred Healthcare seeking to have suit brought against it and physical therapists redirected to mediation
MEDIA – Kindred Healthcare is attempting to have a lawsuit filed by an Upper Darby woman against it and a group of its physical therapists, after one of the plaintiffs was seriously injured during a rehabilitation session after leg amputation surgery, redirected to alternative dispute resolution. -
Plaintiff injured after amputation update: Hospital argues suit should be resolved through mediation
MEDIA – Attorneys for Kindred Healthcare argue that a lawsuit, alleging a plaintiff was seriously injured during a rehabilitation session after leg amputation surgery, should instead be redirected through alternative dispute resolution. -
Law firm apparently settles case with client
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a Montgomery County law firm and a Connecticut insurance company for allegedly not rendering payment for its services on 27 different cases has been dismissed. -
Montgomery County law firm says insurance agency didn't pay it $87K for working on 27 cases for it
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County law firm has brought litigation against a Connecticut insurance company, for allegedly not rendering payment for its services on 27 different cases. -
Judge stays Fire Island B&B's litigation against Lloyd's Of London over COVID-19 insurance
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered that class action litigation brought by a New York-based bed and breakfast against the Lloyd’s of London insurance company and its underwriter for failing to provide it and fellow class members with business interruption coverage during the coronavirus pandemic, will be stayed.