June 17, 2015
A burn is an injury to the skin caused by heat, fire, explosions, electrocution, chemicals or radiation exposure. Minor burns usually heal without any problems, while more severe burns can lead to permanent damage to tissues, bones, tendons, muscles and nerves. In addition to the physical scars and…
June 15, 2015
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) occurs in premature infants, and involves damage to the intestine. It can range from a small mucosal lesion to full thickness necrosis, or death, of a portion of the bowel.
Initial symptoms included feeding intolerance, abdominal distention, temperature instability…
June 04, 2015
Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, meaning that many people are starting to spend time in swimming pools this season. But the fun that comes with summertime recreational activities also brings inherent risk that we must safeguard against.
According to the latest statistics from the U.S.…
June 02, 2015
The vertebral arteries are blood vessels located on each side of your neck that supply blood and oxygen to your brain. A vertebral artery dissection occurs when there is a tear or slit in the artery and it allows blood to leak out of the vessel. After the blood oozes out it starts to form a blood…
May 29, 2015
A spinal hematoma or epidural hematoma is a collection of blood that presses on the spinal cord or nearby nerves. Bleeding into the epidural space can be caused by an epidural injection, back trauma, lumbar puncture, anticoagulant medication, traumatic fall or a catastrophic injury or accident.…
May 27, 2015
Our Pennsylvania accident attorneys understand that the day your teenager receives his or her driver's license is a milestone for that young person as well as for you as a parent.
But the very real danger that teen drivers pose to themselves and the people with whom they share the roads means a…
May 18, 2015
Few American law firms have the breadth of experience with medical malpractice lawsuits, or the number of successful medical malpractice verdicts and settlements, as Kline & Specter PC, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Our attorneys draw on that significant "MedMal" expertise when arguing…
May 15, 2015
Cephalopelvic disproportion, or CPD, occurs when a baby’s head or body is too large to fit through a mother’s pelvis or birth canal. This may be due to a small pelvis, abnormally shaped pelvis, breech or transverse lie position or a large baby. If CPD is not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner…
May 06, 2015
Fire escapes are supposed to save lives, but often these old, dilapidated – and, in Philadelphia, uninspected – structures actually result in severe injuries and loss of life.
That was the case in January 2014, when a fire escape landing collapsed at a Center City apartment, sending three young…
April 25, 2015
It has been estimated that missed, incorrect, or delayed diagnoses affect as much as five percent of—or 12 million—medical cases within the United States annually. Of those, about half of all diagnosis errors are harmful. For instance, a late or missed diagnosis of cancer can lead to a spread of…
April 17, 2015
He was 61, a smoker, afflicted with high blood pressure and diabetes, but a doctor should not have ignored Finis Cuff’s high blood pressure of 200/80 during a visit in 2010. So said a jury in Delaware County recently in awarding nearly $7.4 million to Cuff, who suffered a stroke two days after…
April 15, 2015
Two separate hit-and-run accidents involving pedestrians have left a four-year-old boy dead and a mother and her young son critically hurt in Philadelphia. Both incidents happened last night, with the fatal accident occurring in Southwest Philadelphia and the second injuring a young mother and her…
April 13, 2015
Among the latest product recalls announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the following:
Blinds To Go – (200,000 units) Custom-made window shades present a strangulation hazard.
Urban Outfitters- (13,370) “Cheeky” Tea Cups mislabeled microwave safe, posing a possible…
March 12, 2015
People who installed wood laminate flooring from Lumber Liquidators may have been exposed to excessive levels of formaldehyde, which can lead to cancer. According to a recent 60 Minutes investigation, the less expensive wood flooring was manufactured in China and sold by the giant lumber retailer…
February 26, 2015
A $2.5 million verdict was handed down against Janssen Pharmaceuticals for failure to warn that it’s antipsychotic drug Risperdal can cause boys to develop female breasts – a permanent condition known as gynecomastia. The first-in-the-nation verdict was won by Tom Kline of Kline & Specter in…