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Thousands of people in the United States die each year as the result of medical error. According to a comprehensive and highly regarded hospital study by Harvard University, more than 1 million people suffer injuries each year as a result of mistakes caused by doctors, anesthesiologists, residents, nurses, technicians and malfunctioning medical devices. Medical malpractice also occurs in other settings, such as doctor’s offices or nursing homes. Most of the victims never know their injury was due to medical error. And most never sue. (Learn more.)

But investigations into such personal injury cases often reveal medical malpractice on the part of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals. And many lead to successful medical malpractice lawsuits. Whether failure to timely diagnose disease (see The Welteroth Case), inattention to patients (Caruso, Ebel, Gallagher) or birth injuries due to negligence (The $100 million Vlasny Case), the results are often catastrophic. Patients suffer injuries ranging from birth defects to brain damage to spinal cord injuries. In many cases, the patient dies. (See all news articles)

If you or a loved were the victim of medical malpractice, you may want to contact a medical malpractice attorney for a free evaluation of your case.

Among the more common instances of medical malpractice is the fact that many people contract infections while being hospitalized. A survey of Pennsylvania hospitals released showed that 19,154 patients were infected in a hospital in 2005 and that 2,478 died. (Click here to learn more about hospital infections.) And an average of more than one person every day in the United States dies from a medication error. (See article.)

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Kline & Specter, P.C., has some 30 highly trained attorneys and a wealth of experience in medical malpractice lawsuits. Several of the firm's lawyers are also skilled physicians (See The Doctor/Lawyer Team). The firm has won a litany of large settlements and verdicts in medical malpractice cases, including eight verdicts for $20 million or more. (See Major Victories.) The law firm attorneys employ exhaustive investigation, the latest technology and courtroom experience to insure maximized results.

The firm handles cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. For cases outside those states, Kline & Specter works with local attorneys in each state as applicable. Contact a medical malpractice lawyer

News Articles about some of Kline & Specter's major medical malpractice cases.

See attorney Tom Kline debate Medical Malpractice.

Kline & Specter handles cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and Nationwide, working with local attorneys in states outside PA, NJ and NY.

In Pennsylvania, Kline & Specter handles cases in and around: Allentown, Altoona, Bethlehem, Chester, Doylestown, Drexel Hill, Easton, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Johnstown, Lancaster, Levittown, McCandless, McKeesport, Monroeville, Norristown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Pottstown, Radnor, Reading, Scranton, State College, West Chester, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport and York.

In New Jersey, the firm handles cases in and around: Atlantic City, Bayonne, Brick Township, Camden, Cherry Hill, Clifton, Edison, Elizabeth, Fort Lee, Jersey City, Lakewood, Millville, Newark, New Brunswick, Paterson, Pennsauken, Plainfield, Toms River, Trenton, Union, Vineland, Voorhees and Willingboro.

News

A jury has awarded a $3 million medical malpractice verdict to a widower after finding that a medical center and doctor were negligent in delivering care to his wife. The woman went to the emergency room complaining of stomach and lower back pain and was diagnosed with a kidney stone. She was sent home with a prescription for pain medication and a follow-up appointment two days later. About 48 hours after leaving the hospital but before her scheduled appointment, she suffered a seizure and went into septic shock. She died due to an infection from kidney stones. Hospital staff had failed to take her temperature before she left, and never told her to return to the hospital if she got a fever, an indication of a medical emergency in a patient with kidney stones. (Full story)
A jury has awarded a $3 million medical malpractice verdict to a woman who suffered injuries during a hysterectomy. After removing her uterus, the doctor failed to identify certain anatomical parts in repairing the area. In addition, the surgical area was insufficiently sutured. The woman underwent emergency surgery three days later when her suture lines ruptured. Because there is a statuary cap on medical malpractice awards in this case, the judge urged both parties to use the jury’s verdict to negotiate a settlement. (Full story)
A jury awards a $4.25 million medical malpractice verdict to the family of a woman who died shortly after giving birth from a ruptured aneurism in a renal artery. Although an ultrasound showed blood near her kidney, physicians waited 16 hours before trying to stem the bleeding. (Full story)

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