A carotid artery dissection is a tear in a neck artery that can cause blood clots and lead to a catastrophic ischemic stroke. Medical malpractice occurs when emergency rooms dismiss warning signs—such as sudden neck pain, severe headaches, or facial drooping—as a simple migraine or muscle strain without ordering urgent CT angiography. Lupetin & Unatin, LLC helps Pennsylvania families hold healthcare providers accountable for diagnostic errors.
Appendicitis is a time-sensitive emergency requiring prompt surgical intervention before the organ ruptures. Medical malpractice occurs when doctors or emergency rooms dismiss classic symptoms—such as shifting abdominal pain, fever, and nausea—as a routine stomach bug or gastroenteritis without ordering proper CT scans or lab work. Lupetin & Unatin, LLC helps Pennsylvania families hold negligent healthcare providers accountable for delayed appendicitis care.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in the leg that can travel to the lungs and cause a fatal pulmonary embolism. Medical malpractice occurs when emergency rooms dismiss warning signs—like leg swelling, pain, and redness—as a routine muscle strain without ordering an ultrasound or D-dimer test. Lupetin & Unatin, LLC helps Pennsylvania families harmed by missed DVT diagnoses and negligent delays. Learn how our attorneys investigate.
Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a rapid, vision-threatening eye emergency caused by dangerously high pressure inside the eye. When emergency rooms misdiagnose classic warning signs—like sudden, severe eye pain, blurred vision with rainbow halos, and nausea—as a simple migraine or stomach bug, the delay can lead to permanent blindness. Lupetin & Unatin, LLC helps Pennsylvania victims devastated by diagnostic errors and negligent emergency care.
A biopsy is meant to provide a definitive answer, but when pathology errors occur, a critical cancer diagnosis can be devastatingly delayed. Serious medical malpractice happens when tissue samples are misread, mishandled, or never properly examined by pathologists, giving patients a false sense of security while cancer silently spreads. Lupetin & Unatin, LLC helps Pennsylvania families uncover the truth behind preventable diagnostic delays.
When a patient with a recently implanted artificial heart valve arrived at the hospital in shock, the correct diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis was initially noted—then inexplicably ignored. Sent home with an aggressive infection ravaging his heart, the patient suffered catastrophic and fatal consequences. This case study details how Lupetin & Unatin, LLC investigated this devastating diagnostic failure to secure justice for his grieving family.
Following a routine delivery, a newborn baby was not breathing. Instead of performing immediate, standard neonatal resuscitation, the medical team hesitated, wasting critical minutes while the infant was deprived of oxygen. The delay caused severe, permanent brain damage and lifelong developmental challenges. This case study details how Lupetin & Unatin, LLC proved the medical team deviated from standard protocols and secured justice for the family.
When a patient presented with severe back pain and neurological symptoms, critical medical details were lost during a flawed hospital handoff and transfer of care. Because vital information was omitted, essential spine imaging was delayed for days while a spinal epidural abscess crushed the patient’s spinal cord, resulting in permanent paralysis. This case study illustrates how communication breakdowns lead to catastrophic delays, and how Lupetin & Unatin, LLC uncovers systemic failures to secure justice for families.
When a patient sought emergency care for severe, sudden abdominal pain, his medical team discovered a large, symptomatic aortic aneurysm. Instead of performing emergency, life-saving surgery, they relied on inaccurate measurements and chose to discharge him with a “wait and see” approach. Days later, the aneurysm ruptured, resulting in his tragic and entirely preventable death. This case study details how Lupetin & Unatin secured justice for his family.
When a patient sought emergency care for severe chest pain, he relied on his medical team to accurately read his EKG. Tragically, an obvious ST-elevation pattern was repeatedly misread as “nonspecific” over four days, resulting in a delayed heart attack diagnosis and fatal cardiac arrest. This case study details how these critical diagnostic failures occurred and how Lupetin & Unatin, LLC fought to secure justice for his grieving family.
When a Pennsylvania woman underwent a hysterectomy to resolve a frightening diagnosis, she expected it to be a definitive surgical cure. Instead, her surgeon performed the wrong procedure—a negligent “cut-through” hysterectomy that dangerously compromised her health and required extensive follow-up care. This case study examines how a routine operation turned into a medical nightmare, and how Lupetin & Unatin held the surgical team accountable.
A diabetic foot infection requires immediate medical intervention, including proper wound care, antibiotics, and vascular evaluation to prevent limb loss. Medical malpractice occurs when healthcare providers ignore non-healing ulcers, fail to manage poor circulation, or delay treating spreading infections until an amputation becomes unavoidable. Lupetin & Unatin, LLC helps Pennsylvania families hold negligent doctors accountable.
