Hospital Acquired Infections
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
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Pennsylvania Physician Assistant Loses Certification Due To Salt Overdose
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
Parental Questions Didn’t Halt Fatal Salt Overdose
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,
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Increased Risk of Bile Duct Injury
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.
Karen Tirimacco, Quadriplegic Awarded $1.15 Million
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
Botched Delivery Results in Largest-Ever Blair County Verdict
Mayhue v. Pazmino$4 Million VerdictPennsylvania Law WeeklyVerdicts : SettlementsApril 3, 2006 Date of Verdict: February 15, 2006Court and Case No.: C.P.Blair, No. 2002-GN-5207Judge: Hiram A.
Lawyers: Verdict’s Just Right
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
Jury Awards $4 Million to 10-year-old Boy in Medical Negligence Case
This case was tried by firm founder Jerry Meyers (retired from the firm on June 30, 2021) & Paul Giuffre of Meyers Kenrick Giuffre &
Evaluation of a Birth Injury Case (Part 2)
(Read Part 1 Here) Any attorney contemplating a birth-injury case must anticipate the defenses, both legitimate and illegitimate, that can be raised in such claims.
Evaluation of a Birth Injury Case (Part 1)
It is safest to establish early on that the nature and timing of the injury in the given case is consistent with the injury having