CDC Promotes HPV Vaccination to Fight Cancer
Too frequently women with precursors or early forms of cervical cancer suffer unnecessary pain or loss of life as a result of medical malpractice. Lupetin
Is Medicine Up To Date?
“Up to Date” is an online scientific medical practice resource available to physicians and anyone else who is willing to pay the annual subscription fee.
Statute of Limitations for Pennsylvania Wrongful Death and Survival Actions
Pennsylvania has a two-year statute of limitations for filing a lawsuit to recover damages resulting from death. A death caused by the negligence of another
Attorneys Obtain $6 Million Verdict in Negligent Misrepresentation Case Against Intertek
The hard work of Attorneys Brendan Lupetin and Greg Unatin of Lupetin & Unatin paid off when on March 7, 2014 a Pittsburgh jury returned a verdict of $6 million dollars on behalf of their client, Brand Marketing Group, L.L.C. (BMG). BMG was represented in court by its principle, David Brand, an inventor and small distributor whose company was crippled after a subsidiary of the world’s largest product-testing company, Intertek Testing Services, botched the testing of his newly unveiled space heater – the Thermablaster.
Nursing Home Litigation
The importance of quality nursing home care has grown exponentially in the United States with the nation’s rapidly growing elderly population. Unfortunately, negligent nursing home
Evaluation of Anesthesia Case: Failure to Maintain a Patent Airway
The ability to maintain a patent airway is the most critical duty of an anesthesia provider. When a doctor fails to anticipate a “difficult airway” or mismanages a patient’s oxygenation during surgery, the results are often catastrophic, leading to permanent brain damage or death. This article explores how our legal team evaluates these complex cases, focusing on pre-operative assessments, emergency protocols, and the standard of care in PA.
Evaluation of an Anoxic Brain Injury Case
Patients thankfully do not frequently suffer a brain injury during the course of a hospitalization. When such injuries do occur, medical personnel are quick to
Understanding the Tumor Doubling Defense
The growth of a tumor mass inevitably results in the mass doubling in size over time. Experts defending delay in diagnosis of cancer cases have
Cervical Cancer Misdiagnosis
The misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer due to misread pap smears constitutes medical negligence. If you or a loved one is suffering from cervical cancer due to a misdiagnosis or incorrectly read pap smear, you may feel as though you have nowhere to turn – but you do. The lawyers at Lupetin & Unatin focus on cancer misdiagnosis lawsuits. We encourage you to contact our law firm to discuss your case and your options.
Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis & Medical Malpractice
Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in the United States, the second most common cause of cancer death in women (after lung cancer), and the main cause of death of women between the ages of 45 and 55. Every year, approximately 205,000 American women are diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 die from this disease. In some cases, these deaths occur as a result of a misdiagnosis of breast cancer.
You Cannot Consent To Injury
Any person who has had surgery probably remembers signing a consent form or consent to surgery form before surgery. The consent form is also signed
Reader Question: Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma & Infertility
I often answer questions on LawGuru.com, a website that allows people to ask questions and get answers from attorneys without retaining their services. The following