http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/ Published by Law Office of Leon Aussprung, MD, LLC en-us 2011-01-23T22:07:40-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2011/01/philadelphia_abortion_clinic_s.html A West Philadelphia abortion clinic was closed after investigators accused Dr. Kermit B. Gosnell of killing babies born alive during late-term abortions and allowing untrained non-medical staff to medicate a patient who died after the procedure. The 69 year old... Obstetrics Leon Aussprung 2011-01-23T22:07:40-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2010/10/bridgewater_pa_physician_settl.html Dr. Beverly Carl was sued by a patient after utilizing saline breast implants rather than silicone implants during the patient's breast enlargement surgery. Dr. Carl knew that Ms. Daly had signed a medical consent form for surgery that specifically required... Surgical Errors Leon Aussprung 2010-10-21T13:34:01-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2010/03/philadelphia_jury_awarded_6m_t.html A Philadelphia jury awarded a total of $6 million to the widow of a 76 year old man who died from bedsores he developed at Jeanes Hospital in 2006. Both Jeanes Hospital and Hillcrest Convalescent Home were sued and the... Nursing Home Care Leon Aussprung 2010-03-20T14:45:08-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2009/06/lakawanna_county_jury_awards_1.html A Lackawanna County jury found that a urologist violated the standard of care in his treatment of a 54 year old man who complained of urinary problems. Terrence Golden began seeking Dr. Milan Smolko in September, 2002 and ultimately treated... Cancer Leon Aussprung 2009-06-15T17:29:50-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2009/06/philadelphia_jury_awards_2185.html A Philadelphia jury found that the death of a 51 year old man at St. Joseph’s Hospital was preventable and awarded $2.185 Million to his wife of 17 years. Zachary Jones was taken to St. Joseph’s by ambulance after complaining... Emergency Room Care Leon Aussprung 2009-06-08T17:28:38-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2009/04/ob_negligence_resulting_in_dea.html A Passaic County, New Jersey jury found for the plaintiff in a case involving an obstetrician's failure to diagnose placental abruption (separation of the placenta from the uterus). Sigismondi v. Greene, PAS-L-3055-05 (N.J. Super. Ct. 2007). Plaintiff, a husband whose... Obstetrics Leon Aussprung 2009-04-14T22:19:56-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2008/11/pittsburgh_jury_holds_hospital.html A Pittsburgh jury awarded the estate of 24 year old Michael Rettger $2.5 million for wrongful death damages, but refused to award any money to his brothers for survival damages after stating on the jury form that "no amount of... Hospital Care Leon Aussprung 2008-11-11T21:23:47-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2008/10/edical_malpractice_verdict_for_1.html A New Jersey jury awarded a woman $6 Million and her husband $500,000 for injuries she suffered when her OB-GYN (obstetrician) cut her bowel during a routine caesarean section ("c-section") in 2001. The doctor testifed that a piece of Jane... Surgical Errors Leon Aussprung 2008-10-22T12:00:00-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2008/10/medical_malpractice_suit_filed.html I recently filed a Medical Malpractice Complaint against Beebe Hospital on behalf of a woman who was declared dead, left on a guerney waiting to be taken to the morgue and then noted by a nurse (almost an hour later)... Hospital Care Leon Aussprung 2008-10-19T20:58:08-05:00 http://www.philadelphiamedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2008/07/child_declared_dead_was_alive.html In a case strikingly (and frighteningly) similar to one I am currently handling, a patient's family filed suit in California for the family of a child who was pronounced dead by a hospital and then later found to actually be... Emergency Room Care Leon Aussprung 2008-07-15T23:20:49-05:00