Mercy Health System
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Former nursing director sues Nazareth Hospital, Mercy Health System for discriminatory firing
The former director of nursing for Nazareth Hospital is suing the -
Mercy Hospital of Phila. and nurse hit with medical malpractice claim
A Philadelphia hospital and one of its employees have been named in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by a man who claims he sustained head injuries after falling from his hospital bed. -
Former medical director at Mercy Suburban files retaliatory claim against hospital
A former medical director at a suburban Philadelphia hospital has filed suit against the -
Area hospital slapped with slip-and-fall suit by woman who suffered fractured ankle
A Philadelphia woman who says she had to have metal plates and screws implanted in her body during surgery to fix a fractured ankle caused by a fall at an area hospital has filed a lawsuit against the medical facility and its parent organization. -
Suburban Philly hospital faces personal injury claim over employee slip-and-fall
A woman who worked at a local hospital is suing the facility, its parent company and a landscaping firm after she slipped on snow and ice last winter. -
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. -
Mercy Suburban Hospital faces wrongful termination lawsuit
A doctor who formerly worked for a suburban Philadelphia hospital is suing his previous employer in federal court, alleging his termination was age-related. -
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. -
Former director of nursing at nursing home testifies at malpractice trial
An attorney for a woman suing medical care facilities for failing to properly diagnose and treat her now-deceased father’s pressure ulcers, questioned a former director of nursing for one of the defendants during the third day of the malpractice trial. -
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. -
Jury selection wraps up in wrongful death case, trial set to begin July 18
Trial is expected to get under way July 18 in the case of a family suing on behalf of their elderly relative whose death they attribute to poor medical care.