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Lawsuit: UPMC doctors missed condition which led to plaintiff's thyroid cancer
PITTSBURGH – An Altoona couple alleges that doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center failed to follow up on the wife-plaintiff’s initial diagnosis of adenopathy, which she says led her to develop late-stage thyroid cancer. -
Superior Court affirms ruling for Hershey Medical Center in malpractice claim
HARRISBURG - The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a trial court’s ruling against a couple who sued Penn State Hershey Medical Center for alleged medical malpractice. -
Pennsylvania, seeking $1.2M in fees from court fight over Hershey Medical Center merger, gets support
PHILADELPHIA — The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has gained support from several states that say a federal district court made a mistake by denying reimbursement for attorneys’ fees following its successful challenge to the proposed merger between Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Pinnacle Health System. -
Family allegedly attacked by pit bull in Lancaster want 'key evidence' preserved
LANCASTER – A family who claims to have been attacked by a pit bull terrier in Lancaster last summer are seeking injunctive relief from a judge in their lawsuit against the dog’s owner. -
Expert: Decision to abandon Penn State Hershey/Pinnacle merger 'not particularly surprising'
HARRISBURG – Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Pinnacle Health system abandoned their proposed merger after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit overturned a district court order denying a preliminary injunction against the merger. -
Former FTC attorney: Win in Hershey/Pinnacle merger 'critically important'
HARRISBURG – The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) attempt to block a merger between the Penn State Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System, the first of two rejected hospital merger injunction requests in as many months, will be heard next by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
FTC temporarily halts pending hospital merger
PHILADELPHIA — Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for an injunction pending its appeal in the proposed merger between Pinnacle Health System and Penn State Hershey Medical Center. -
FTC case against Penn. health systems merger appears to be strong, antitrust legal expert says
HARRISBURG – The Federal Trade Commission's efforts to block a proposed merger between two hospitals in Hershey and Harrisburg is a rare case of FTC intervention, but the commission appears to have a strong case, an antitrust health care law authority says.