April 07, 2020
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday accepted a jury's advisory verdict clearing the U.S. of liability with regard to the care provided by a federally funded doctor during the delivery of a baby who died six hours after birth.
October 02, 2019
A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a September jury decision in favor of a western Pennsylvania hospital, one of its pediatricians and the U.S. government, which were found not liable for the death of an hours-old baby girl after she suffered an infection.
September 05, 2019
A federal jury found Thursday that a Western Pennsylvania hospital, a pediatrician working there and the U.S. government were not liable for the death of a baby girl from a massive infection six hours after her birth.
October 02, 2018
Lingering questions about when a pediatrician at a federally funded health clinic was notified of a newborn's need for medical attention will send a malpractice suit toward trial, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday.
August 28, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday denied a mother's bid to compel production of a nonparty patient's medical records in a medical malpractice suit over the death of her newborn, saying she did not properly explain why the records were needed despite similar evidence already obtained through discovery.