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Medical Malpractice Litigation Example | Philadelphia

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Suzanne Wester Matteo Malpractice Case

I represented the family of a deceased physician. She died during childbirth. A book was written about this story. What a dichotomy. A physician who is trying to have a child who herself dies as a result of medical negligence. In that case there was a jury verdict. It was a very large jury verdict; and it was a way that the community spoke that her care was substandard. The case was complex. The issues were not easy to digest and understand; and it is unusual for a physician or a physician’s family to seek justice against other medical care providers. But this like a number of other cases involving physicians who I’ve represented was an important milestone. A family in that case sat anxiously while a jury of lay people came back and made a decision that the care that was rendered to Suzanne Wester Matteo was improper. It was wrong. It was a gratifying day to see it.

By: Tom Kline

Medical Malpractice Litigation Example | Philadelphia

Suzanne Wester Matteo Malpractice Case

I represented the family of a deceased physician. She died during childbirth. A book was written about this story. What a dichotomy. A physician who is trying to have a child who herself dies as a result of medical negligence. In that case there was a jury verdict. It was a very large jury verdict; and it was a way that the community spoke that her care was substandard. The case was complex. The issues were not easy to digest and understand; and it is unusual for a physician or a physician’s family to seek justice against other medical care providers. But this like a number of other cases involving physicians who I’ve represented was an important milestone. A family in that case sat anxiously while a jury of lay people came back and made a decision that the care that was rendered to Suzanne Wester Matteo was improper. It was wrong. It was a gratifying day to see it.

By: Tom Kline