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Anesthesia Error Caused Wrongful Death after Kidney Surgery Recovery for the family of an Armstrong County man who died at a UPMC hospital after a “successful” kidney transplant surgery. Although the transplant went well, the patient’s anesthesia and fluid intake was not properly controlled during the surgery and, as a result, his lungs were overcome with fluid,… read more
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Explosion Wrongful Death Case Recovery for Pittsburgh-area worker killed in an explosion at an industrial plant. This workman was survived by a wife and two young children. The worker who was killed was employed by one of several contractors who were in the plant doing a large repair project for the owner. Among other things,… read more
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Marcellus Shale Gas Well Explosion Case This case involved a violent explosion which occurred at a Marcellus Shale gas well owned and operated by Chevron. The explosion led to the death of a 28-year-old gas services technician employed by an outside contractor. This was one of the first deaths that occurred in western Pennsylvania arising out of… read more
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Chelation Therapy Wrongful Death Case Recovery for the family of an autistic child who went into cardiac arrest and died after receiving chelation therapy from a Pittsburgh-area physician. What Is Chelation? Chelation is a controversial method of treatment employed by doctors who practice “alternative medicine.” The theory behind it is that people often have an… read more
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Gas Well Explosion Kills Young Service Technician This case involved a violent explosion which occurred at a Marcellus Shale gas well owned and operated by Chevron. The explosion led to the death of a 28-year-old gas services technician employed by an outside contractor. This was one of the first deaths that occurred in western Pennsylvania… read more
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A 51-year-old woman who lived in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh and was married to a local doctor underwent gastric bypass surgery. After being discharged to her home, she return to the hospital a few days later because of a bowel obstruction. While undergoing surgery to treat the bowel obstruction, the anesthesiologist did not… read more
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A young scientist from Pittsburgh was killed as she crossed the street with the right-of-way at a dangerous intersection near Frick Park. The intersection had been the scene of many prior accidents of which the City of Pittsburgh was aware. A large multi-million dollar jury verdict was obtained against the City for failure to have… read more
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Fatal Helicopter Accident Multi-million dollar recovery for the family of a young executive killed in a helicopter crash. This lawsuit involved both the company operating the aircraft and the company who manufactured the helicopter. As with most aviation cases, this one involved a great deal of investigation and the work of many different experts including… read more
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An 18-year-old girl from Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, was driving with some girlfriends to Ohio to purchase a dress for her senior prom. Tragically a carelessly driven car crossed the center line, crashing into the girls’ vehicle. She suffered devastating head injury and brain swelling and died three days later. We obtained a significant, multimillion-dollar recovery… read more
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An Allegheny County jury awarded of the largest civil verdicts in the history of Allegheny County to three families from Elizabeth, PA, who suffered death or injuries in a September 2009 crash which occurred in the Lincoln Place section of Pittsburgh. The accident happened when a young man had been drinking all day at a… read more
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