On May 21, 2016, O’Brien & Ryan, LLP participated as a Sponsor for the 13th Annual Einstein Walk & 5K Run Through the Park, which benefits the Cancer Program at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton, PA.
Heather Hansen was featured in a Q & A session highlighting legal Female Powerbrokers.
Full article below, published by Law360.com.
On April 8, 2014 Anthony P. DeMichele was a panelist for the CLE program “Understanding and Eliminating Implicit Bias, and Ethical Considerations for Lawyers as Business Associates under HIPAA“, presented by Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company at Pierce College.
Dan Ryan, Carolyn Bohmueller and paralegal Stacy Jaeger received a defense verdict on behalf of a hand surgeon in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Plaintiff-father and his 11 year old son were involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident, in which the child’s right thumb was partially amputated. The minor was brought to the hospital via helicopter, where his thumb was examined. Following discussions with the parents, and specifically with the child’s father, who was a plastic surgeon, the child was taken to the operating room to address the injury. Plaintiff-father claimed that he did not give consent for a “completion amputation” of the tip of the thumb. At trial, plaintiffs did not pursue their claim that the surgery was improperly performed, and rather only proceeded on a claim of lack of consent. It was established during trial that the distal portion (or end) of the thumb including the first joint had been amputated and injured beyond repair during the accident, and that the plaintiff-father agreed to the surgical procedure performed. After a three day trial, the jury found consent was given for the surgical procedure and returned a verdict in favor of the surgeon.
Heather Hansen recently obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an internal medicine physician in Delaware County. In the case, the plaintiff presented to the emergency department of a local hospital and was admitted for treatment of a suspected urinary tract infection. Plaintiff claimed that she advised the hospital and the internal medicine physician that she took the medication Ativan at home, but that they failed to provide this medication during her hospitalization. On her fourth hospital day, the plaintiff suffered a seizure and was later found to have compression fractures of the superior endplates of her thoracic vertebrae at multiple levels. Plaintiff alleged that the internal medicine physician and the hospital were negligent by failing to perform a complete medication reconciliation which led to a failure to prescribe Ativan and caused her to suffer a withdrawal seizure. The defense presented evidence that appropriate medication reconciliation was performed by the internal medicine physician and that there were a number of other potential causes for plaintiff’s seizure. After an eight day trial and brief deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of no negligence against the internal medicine physician.