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Couple's lawsuit against West Penn Hospital over radiology tech's hidden camera may be transferred
PITTSBURGH – A married couple’s lawsuit which alleged that West Penn Hospital was negligent in employing a radiology technician who used hidden cameras there to record more than 50 female patients in states of undress, including one of the plaintiffs, may be transferred to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’s Commerce and Complex Litigation Center. -
Cancer patient secretly filmed by radiology technician when she undressed for exam, files suit against West Penn Hospital
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania married couple alleges that a local hospital system was negligent in employing a radiology technician who used hidden cameras at West Penn Hospital to record more than 50 female patients in states of undress, with one of them being the wife-plaintiff. -
Lawsuit: Hidden camera at Pittsburgh hospital spied on cancer patients while they changed, used restroom
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman has launched legal action for invasion of privacy after allegedly being one of 55 women, some of whom were cancer patients, captured on camera by a video voyeur in a restroom at West Penn Hospital. -
Western Pennsylvania Hospital dismisses suit against healthcare firm over claim payment dispute
PITTSBURGH – Western Pennsylvania Hospital recently opted to dismiss a lawsuit it filed a year ago against a health insurance provider for negligence and bad faith, for allegedly denying claim payment for emergency medical care administered to a Pennsylvania woman’s late husband. -
Lawsuit: Claims payment denied for emergency care rendered to plaintiff's late husband
PITTSBURGH – A health insurance provider is being charged with negligence and bad faith for allegedly denying payment for a claim in connection with emergency medical care administered to a Pennsylvania widow’s late spouse. -
GILMAN & BEDIGIAN LLC: Medical Malpractice case filed in Pennsylvania following Surgical Treatment for Acid Reflux Disease
The family of Joseph DiMatteo Sr. has brought a medical malpractice suit against the Western Pennsylvania Allegheny Health System Inc., Allegheny Clinic, and four physicians asserting claims of negligence. -
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. -
Woman blames Western Pennsylvania Hospital in death of her adult son
PITTSBURGH — A representative of a deceased man's estate is suing West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc., d/b/a The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, and Brent T. Rau, M.D., alleging that the man's death was directly and proximately caused by negligent medical care.