Firm Articles
- Treating DRS – Issues
- Two Disease
- Under the Radar in Harrisburg
- Using a Learned Treatise at Trial
- What is the Future of the M-Care Fund?
- What should you look for if you suspect an elder is being abused?
- Who is the Ideal Expert Witness?
- You Say Yes, I Say No
- Firm Articles
- Reargument Granted in Baker v. Hughes
- Reducing the chances of a medical error
- Report finds unnecessary surgeries plague many thousands each year
- Reports conflicted on PA nursing home fines and quality of care
- Settling Personal Injury Claims for Minors, Decedents, and Incompetents
- Study: Surgical errors may be profitable for hospitals
- Study: left-behind items occur twice in each hospital each year
- Summary of M-Care Act 1802
- The Daubert Irony
- The Driver and the Doctor: Are They Joint Tortfeasors?
- The Malpractice "Crisis:" Separating Myth From Reality
- The Periodic Payment Rule: Problems, Problems, Problems!
- The Periodic Payment Rule: UGHH!
- The Womer Decision: Outrageous!
- Medical Malpractice Articles
- Understanding the elements of Pennsylvania medical malpractice claims
- What you should know about hospital-acquired infections
- Why an attorney is essential if you’ve been injured because of medical negligence
- Medication errors: Prevention strategies for patients
- Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress: What Must You Prove?
- New Year's Resolutions 2000
- New Year's Resolutions 2002
- O.J. Simpson and the JFK Assassination – Lessons to be Learned
- PIC: Poster Boys for Bad Behavior
- PIGA Loses Big Offset Case
- PIGA Potpourri
- Prior Inconsistent Statement
- Prior Inconsistent Statements Under PA Law
- Proposed Rule of Evidence 702: Can You Prove That the Earth is Round?
- Debate Over Removal of Online Malpractice Database
- Doctors Overlooking Test Results
- Medical Malpractice in the Age of Bankruptcy
- New Medical Malpractice Law Takes Effect
- New Medicare payment guidelines could reduce medical errors
- Pennsylvania hospitals resistant to surgical black boxes
- Proper diagnosis is vital for timely and effective treatment
- Report: Research shows medical mistakes are a leading cause of death
- Screening and Investigation of Medical Malpractice Cases
- Shortcuts in delivery room increase risk of birth injuries
- Study: Failure to diagnose cancer is not uncommon
- Study Suggests More Malpractice Claims Occurring with Outpatient Treatments
- Study examines common emergency room errors, causes
- The New Med Mal Law: Summary and Analysis
- The Real Med Mal Crisis
- Expansion of Informed Consent: The Duttry Case
- Hard-to-Read IV labels put patients at risk, study determines
- Hospital ranking shows that Pennsylvania lags behind in safety
- House Bill 2210: Summary and Analysis
- IRS Makes Structured Settlements More Secure
- Is a second medical opinion necessary?
- It's Never Over 'Til It's Over
- Joint Tort Releases: Confusion Reigns!
- Joint Tortfeasor Releases: Is There Change in the Wind?
- Joint Tortfeasor Releases: Practical Answers to Practical Questions
- Let's Talk… Via List-Serve
- Maximize Your Coverage
- Bariatric surgery patients face potentially deadly surgical error risks
- Could operating room recordings help curtail deadly mistakes?
- Cervical Cancer Impacting Young Women
- Checklists and communication trainings: Improving postoperative care
- Communication is Most Critical Piece to Reduce Medical Errors
- Comparative Fault: The Dilemma Posed in Negligence / 402A Cases
- Damage Caps and Frivvolous Lawsuits – Say What?
- Daubert Hearings Should Apply Daubert Rules
- Diminished Earning Capacity: How Much Proof Do You Need?
- Direct Examination of the Expert Witness: 10 Basic Rules
- Discovery Depositions of Experts: A Good or Bad Thing?
- Do I Put the Doctor on the Witness Stand?
- Do Jurors Favor Doctors or Plaintiffs?
- Don't Overlook the 702(e) Release
- Enough is Enough!
- Evidence Law: Comparing the Pennsylvania Rules to the Federal Rules
- Archie Cox: Public Servant, Private Man
- Bad Faith Liability: Why Not the CAT Fund?
- Basic Principles of Structured Settlements
- Beware the PHICO "Gap"
- Birth Injury Articles
- How Medical Malpractice Causes Birth Injuries
- CAT Fund Confidentiality: Good or Bad?
- Certificate of Merit: Finally Some Relief!