The following are some of the larger publicly disclosed settlements and verdicts obtained by Kline & Specter attorneys.
Settlement: Surgery results in sliver of bone pressing against spine, paralysis.
Settlement: Pediatric ICU and endocrinologic malpractice results in brain injury.
Verdict for estate of Philadelphia woman who died of internal bleeding.
Settlement: Missed uterine cancer diagnosis leads to spread of the disease.
Settlement: Montgomery County verdict for woman injured during routine sinus surgery.
Settlement: Missed diagnosis of clogged intestine in ER leads to fatal heart attack.
Settlement: Infant dies after misconnected tubing over-pressurizes resuscitation bag.
Settlement for a woman in a case involving a medication error that resulted in eventual strokes.
Settlement: Negligent birth delivery and resuscitation causes neurologic injuries, death.
Settlement: Failure to timely deliver baby in fetal distress causes neurological injuries.
Settlement: Failure to properly read scan leads to cancer, multiple surgeries.
Settlement: Late diagnosis and treatment of epidural hematoma causes quadriplegia.
Settlement: Delay in diagnosis of placental abruption and delivery causes brain injury.
Settlement: Missed spinal cord compression symptoms result in neurologic injuries.
Settlement with Dauphin County and a healthcare company in the death of an inmate and the county prison
Settlement for an undocumented worker crushed to death in housing excavation.
Settlement: Medical malpractice involving valve surgery results in death.
Settlement: Missed breast cancer diagnosis delays treatment more than two years.
Settlement: Delayed diagnosis of benign brain tumor results in neurological injuries.
Verdict in 2019 in Montgomery County, Pa., against an Abington Hospital doctor for a Glenside man who died because of the delayed diagnosis of a severe bacterial infection. (Wilson)
Settlement with Archdiocese of Philadelphia in a case alleging one of its priests sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy.
Settlement in an auto accident case in which severe injuries resulted from a rear seat lap belt.
Verdict against Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for a baby late diagnosed with meningitis, resulting in permanent brain damage. (Tillery)