Birth Injury

Paxil and Prozac, two popular antidepressants, have been linked to a higher rate of birth defects, according to a new study. Conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers analyzed conflicting results from studies that were previously completed, as well as new data on more than 27,000 births. Was your child […]

Below is a link to the opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court issued on March 4, 2009, in Wyeth v. Levine, 555 U.S. _____ (2009). One of the products liability or medical malpractice attorneys at Schmidt Kramer PC, in Harrisburg, PA, can explain the application of the decision to your case. Wyeth is a company […]

Below is the link to a Pennsylvania Superior Court decision from August 31, 2009.  In  Pringle v. Rapaport, ___ A.2d ___ (Pa. Super. August 31, 2009),  the Superior Court reversed a Clearfield County Court of Common Pleas verdict for the defendant doctor. The case arose when Austin Pringle’s shoulder became stuck behind his mother’s pubic […]

Below are links to the majority and the dissenting opinion of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the recent decision, Freed v. Geisinger Medical Center, ____ A.2d ____ (Pa. June 15, 2009). Justice Todd wrote the opinion for the majority and the dissent was authored by Justice Eakin. The medical malpractice suit was based on allegations that the […]