After undergoing gallbladder surgery in July of 2014, a 49-year-old Philadelphia woman was discharged from a hospital the same day and sent home, only to die five days later of complications following the surgery. That premature hospital discharge, and her follow-up care at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, has led to a $5 million…

The family of a 50-year-old Virginia man who was killed in 2014 when he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer as he drove a utility tractor on the side of a highway has reached a $2.05 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed against three defendants. The victim, Albert Thomas, was severely injured…

This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer and Representative Jordan Harris, chair of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, speak about the passing of comedian/civil rights activist Dick Gregory, the statue of Frank Rizzo and answer legal questions from callers.

The family of a Scranton woman who died from an apparent heart attack in a hospital in 2012 after her condition was misdiagnosed as pneumonia has reached a $3.5 million settlement with two doctors and the hospital where she was being treated. Kristine Coleman, 41, a mother of two children, had been admitted to Geisinger…

This week on Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer and Dr. Benjamin Benjamini, a chiropractic provider, talk about what can happen with injuries and what you can do to relive the issue. They also answer health and legal questions from callers.

The family of a 9-month-old baby boy who was killed in his parent’s car when it was struck from behind by an SUV being driven by an on-duty police officer in 2013 has reached a $9.75 million settlement with the City of Sacramento, Calif. The child, Raiden Saechao, died five days after the Dec. 17,…