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A young pregnant woman from Altoona went to the hospital with signs suggesting that she was in labor, but she was sent home under the mistaken belief that she was just having abdominal pains. While she was at home, she started to give birth to a premature infant. She tried to rush back to the… read more
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A young expectant mother from Pittsburgh’s South Hills developed an infection during pregnancy known as Listera. Her obstetrician, however, “missed” the signs of infection, and it went on to cause the death of the baby. Relying on expert witnesses in the field of infectious disease, we were able to obtain a significant six-figure recovery for this young… read more
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Following the delivery of her child, a woman from northern Pennsylvania began developing blood clots in her leg (the medical term is deep venous thrombosis). Her obstetrician did not give her proper blood-thinning medication and, as a result, one of the clots in the leg broke off and caused a fatal pulmonary embolus. A significant million-dollar… read more
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A married mother of two from Pittsburgh suffered serious bleeding during a hysterectomy. The bleeding was so severe that she died from it. The hospital argued that part of the reason the patient died is that she was a Jehovah Witness and would not accept a blood transfusion, but we successfully argued a surgical error caused the… read more
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A young woman from Greensburg, Westmoreland County, died from an infection known as Clostridium difficile, which developed shortly after the delivery of her second child. The mother had returned to her obstetrician’s office a few days after delivery with various complaints indicating that she may have a uterine infection, but the doctor delayed in putting… read more
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Failure to properly treat pre-eclampsia Recovery for a young Allegheny County woman who suffered permanent kidney damage due to failure to properly treat pre-eclampsia. The patient ended up with an organ transplant. Pre-eclampsia is a condition in which a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and elevated levels of protein in the urine during… read more
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