By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] As I was walking out of the courthouse last week, I overheard the conversation of two adults who were leaving ahead of me. Engaged in an obviously heated discussion, the woman bellowed to the man, “I’m going to hire a lawyer and I’m gonna sue … it’s just wrong […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] All people deserve to live their lives with dignity and respect. But people with mental or physical disabilities -especially our elderly-are particularly vulnerable because they are often unable or unwilling to communicate neglect or abuse at the hands of their caregivers. Recently, a jury in Berks County awarded a […]
by Mark A. Sereni The “Standard of Care” Means the Appropriate Level of Care that Medical Providers Must Deliver to Their Patients In most personal injury cases, one necessary element for the recovery of compensation is a finding of negligence or, in other words, carelessness by the defendant. So in these cases, to obtain compensation, […]
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), medical malpractice is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer. (http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=192541&resultClick=3) According to the British medical journal BMJ Quality and Safety, approximately 12 million adults who visit doctors’ offices or other outpatient settings in the United States – […]
