Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Attorney
When a hospital, surgeon, or physician falls below the standard of care and a patient is harmed, Pennsylvania law provides a remedy. These are technically demanding cases — and we welcome them.
What sets Pennsylvania medical malpractice cases apart
Pennsylvania requires a Certificate of Merit (Pa. R.C.P. 1042.3) signed by a qualifying expert before a medical malpractice case can move forward. Without the right experts in place early, the case dies before it begins.
The MCARE Act (40 P.S. § 1303.101 et seq.) governs damages, expert qualifications, and venue. We litigate these cases inside the framework MCARE imposes.
Surgical errors, birth injuries, misdiagnoses (especially cancer and cardiac), medication errors, and hospital-acquired infections drive the bulk of high-value PA malpractice claims.
The two-year statute of limitations runs from when the patient knew, or reasonably should have known, of the injury and its connection to medical care (the discovery rule).
Defense firms in malpractice cases are well-funded and aggressive — we prepare every case to be tried.
How we build your medical malpractice case case
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Free initial medical records review with qualified physician experts in the relevant specialty.
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Certificate of Merit filed with the complaint, signed by an appropriately credentialed expert under Pa. R.C.P. 1042.3.
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Comprehensive discovery: complete medical records, deposition of treating providers, hospital policies and protocols, peer review (where discoverable), and credentialing files.
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Damages model built with life-care planners, vocational economists, and (where appropriate) treating specialists.
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Trial preparation from day one — defendants and their insurers settle when they know we are ready to try the case.
What you may be entitled to recover
Pennsylvania law allows victims of medical malpractice cases to recover both economic and non-economic damages. The categories below apply to most Pennsylvania cases — the specific value of your claim depends on the facts.
- Past and future medical expenses
- Lost income and lost earning capacity
- Pain and suffering, embarrassment, humiliation, and loss of life's pleasures
- Disfigurement and permanent impairment
- Wrongful death and survival damages for fatal cases
- Loss of consortium for the spouse and family
Talk to Sean Quinlan about your medical malpractice case case.
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