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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | Back issues
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Hospital discharge

PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Superior Court overturned the lower court’s judgment entered in favor of a doctor that was sued by a widow whose husband was allegedly discharged from the hospital without proper warning about the risk of clotting, resulting in his death from a pulmonary embolism. The family has brought enough evidence that a jury could assign liability against the physicians involved in his treatment.

Read the ruling here.

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Health, Personal Injury

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