A young child suffered permanent brain damage following an accident that occurred in a hospital where he was being monitored after being struck by a car. Jerry Meyers represented the child and his family and was able to assist them in navigating economic and other challenges they faced after this tragedy left the child permanently disabled.
This client was born premature, but healthy. The doctor decided the baby would never lead a “normal” life. So no resuscitation measures were taken… until the child’s father forced the doctor to resuscitate his baby. Because of the doctor’s delay, the baby suffered irreversible brain injury. The parents contacted one of our lawyers who conducted an investigation, filed a lawsuit and discovered the truth.
A patient was undergoing a procedure in a hospital when she had an allergic reaction to an antibiotic being administered, causing cardiac arrest. She was successfully resucitated and her surgery was rescheduled. Amazingly, the surgeon, who was the same surgeon present at the time of the original cardiac arrest, insisted that the patient get the prophylactic antibiotic and the anesthesiologist present and the nurse anesthetist present lacked the courage to refuse. The drug was administered. The patient died.
While modern anesthesia is remarkably safe, preventable errors still lead to tragic fatalities in Pennsylvania hospitals. This post examines the primary causes of anesthesia-related deaths, including medication overdoses, failure to monitor vital signs, and aspiration. We discuss the legal hurdles families face in wrongful death claims and how Lupetin & Unatin investigates these cases to hold negligent providers and hospitals accountable.
According to the CDC 99,000 people die annually from hospital-acquired infections. As Betsy McCaughey Ross, the former Lieutenant Governor of New York put it, “You
Originally Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA); February 5, 1998; Section: LOCAL; Edition: SOONER; Page: B-1 Steve Twedt, Post-Gazette Staff Writer A physician’s assistant who in 1993
Before a fatal overdose of salt was added to Zackery Gutierrez’s feeding tube at Children’s Hospital this summer, both of Zackery’s parents questioned the order,
An injury to the bile duct occurring during the course of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which injury results in recurring problems with the potential for permanent liver damage should be considered a case of possible medical negligence until proven otherwise. In general, when appropriate surgical safeguards are employed in the performance of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy there is no unintended injury to the bile ducts. Unintended injury to the bile ducts when it occurs is often a result of doctors having failed to employ those safeguards deemed appropriate for the performance of such a procedure.
Originally Published December 28, 1995; Section: OBITUARY; Edition: SOONER; Page: A-13Sharon Voas, Post-Gazette Staff Writer Twenty years ago, Karen Tirimacco faced a bright future. The
In one of the most significant medical malpractice cases in Blair County history, a jury awarded $4 million to the family of Jacob Mayhue for life-altering brain injuries sustained during a botched delivery. The lawsuit centered on the improper use of forceps and a delayed emergency C-section that resulted in cord prolapse and severe oxygen deprivation. This landmark verdict highlights the devastating consequences of obstetrical negligence and the critical importance of timely intervention during fetal distress.
Attorneys say Tyrone Hospital trying ‘to threaten and terrify a community.’ Altoona Mirror, March 8, 2006by Phil Ray and Greg Bock HOLLIDAYSBURG – Lawyers for a
This case was tried by firm founder Jerry Meyers (retired from the firm on June 30, 2021) & Paul Giuffre of Meyers Kenrick Giuffre &
