MEDICAL ERRORS
July 8, 2014
Research has confirmed that 440,000 people die every year because of preventable medical errors. Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the
Research has confirmed that 440,000 people die every year because of preventable medical errors. Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the
From the desk of John R. Badal, President of the Berks county law firm of Liever, Hyman & Potter. In Barrick v. Holy Spirit Hospital
Patients admitted to the hospital generally expect that the medical care they receive will improve their health, not worsen it. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the
The New York Times (4/29) reports on its front page from New Orleans about four children who died at Children’s Hospital “of various causes between
From the AAJ News Brief for John Badal Monday, March 3, 2014 One major television network, two major newspapers, Internet media outlets and consumer medical websites cover a study
Medical malpractice is a dynamic area of the law. The lawyers at Liever, Hyman & Potter, P.C., in Reading, PA handle medical malpractice claims, and
On August 27, 2013, the PA Supreme Court denied a Petition for Allowance of Appeal filed by a nursing home defendant seeking to overturn a
After a growing number of high-profile media reports of children who have died or been injured in child care, HHS announced that it will for
The da Vinci robot, the high-tech device popular in hospital operating rooms, is under scrutiny over reports of problems, including several deaths that may be
Shiner v. Ralston, 1791 MDA 2011 (Pa. Super. Feb. 22, 2013) “[T]he sudden medical emergency defense is an affirmative defense often pled as sudden loss
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