Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney Blog | Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis LLP

Lynn Flaherty visited her family doctor in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania on December 4, 2001 complaining of headaches and nasal discharge—symptoms consistent with a sinus infection. But the physician’s assistant who treated Flaherty failed to make that diagnosis and failed to prescribe antibiotics. Instead, the patient received a prescription for steroids, was told to undergo additional testing and instructed to return in one week.

Just five days later, Flaherty developed stroke-like symptoms, including facial drooping and disorientation. She went to an emergency room where a CT scan revealed a brain abscess. She was immediately flown to Allegheny General Hospital and underwent emergency brain surgery.

After a jury deliberated five hours, Mrs. Flaherty and her husband received $3 million in a medical malpractice verdict.

If you or a loved one has suffered or died due to medical malpractice in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the medical malpractice attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis today to schedule your initial consultation.