RULIS & BOCHICCHIO, LLC

Attorneys at Law

PITTSBURGH OFFICE

412-566-1717

PHILADELPHIA OFFICE

215-246-9628

Unparalleled Experience

Below is a sample of the medical negligence cases handled by R & B attorneys.  The breadth of experience includes cases involving almost every medical specialty throughout Western and West/Central Pennsylvania and Ohio:

  • Failure to timely deliver infant. (Blair County);
  • Failure to diagnose hepatitis-C. (Columbiana County, OH);
  • Failure to diagnose heart disease. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to properly interpret mammography studies. (Westmoreland  County);
  • Failure to surgically correct heart condition. (Erie County);
  • Failure to diagnose breast cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to perform timely neurosurgery. (Westmoreland County);
  • Surgical injury to ureter. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to timely diagnose viral encephalitis. (Cuyahoga County, OH);
  • Failure to perform open reduction. (Beaver County);
  • Failure to timely diagnose preeclampsia. (Lawrence County);
  • Failure to perform complete oophorectomy. (Blair County);
  • Failure to timely diagnose child’s meningioma. (Blair County);
  • Improper surgical technique regarding colon surgery. (Blair County);
  • Improper physician sexual relations. (Cambria County);
  • Improper venous graft implant. (Cambria County);
  • Failure to diagnose ulcerative colitis. (Delaware County, OH);
  • Knee replacement surgery. (Somerset County);
  • Failure to diagnose defective heart valve. (Butler County);
  • Failure to diagnose liver cancer. (Butler County);
  • Negligent performance of heart bypass. (Erie County);
  • Failure to inform of risk of myelogram. (Mercer County);
  • Failure to diagnose cervical cancer. (Mercer County);
  • Failure to diagnose cervical cancer. (Lawrence County);
  • Failure to diagnose preeclampsia. (Lawrence County);
  • Failure to diagnose breast cancer. (Lawrence County);
  • Infant brain injury during delivery. (Clearfield County);
  • Infant brain injury due to alleged untimely delivery. (Clearfield County);
  • Infant brain injury due to failure to perform C-Section. (Washington County);
  • Failure to act upon fetal monitoring strips. (Washington County);
  • Stillbirth due to untimely delivery. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to properly perform cosmetic surgery. (Allegheny County);
  • Retained object (endoscopy tube). (Allegheny County);
  • Retained object (surgical towel). (Allegheny County);
  • Retained object (surgical needle). (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose breast cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose breast cancer. (Butler County);
  • Negligent implantation of silicone breast implant. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose preeclampsia. (Westmoreland County);
  • Failure to perform closed reduction of fracture of wrist. (Ohio);
  • Failure to timely deliver infant resulting in brain injury. (Ohio);
  • Improper medication of patient causing brain injury. (Dauphin County);
  • Failure to diagnose breast cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Shoulder dystocia. (Allegheny County);
  • Shoulder dystocia. (Westmoreland County);
  • Retained object (suture). (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to timely deliver infant resulting in brain damage. (Blair County);
  • Injury to ureter during surgery. (Beaver County);
  • Failure to diagnose breast cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose lung cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose progressive renal disease. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose defective heart valve. (Allegheny County);
  • Negligent performance of breast reduction surgery. (Westmoreland County);
  • Failure to diagnose cancer of the lymph nodes. (Westmoreland County);
  • Failure to diagnose cancer of the esophagus. (Westmoreland County);
  • Failure to diagnose brain tumor. (Beaver County);
  • Failure to diagnose brain tumor. (Allegheny County);
  • Excessive medication resulting in cognitive brain injury. (Beaver County);
  • Quadriplegia due to failure to diagnose spinal stenosis.(Allegheny County);
  • Negligent plastic surgery of the chin. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose bone cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose neck cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to properly treat cardiac arrest. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to treat ovarian cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Carotid dissection during neck surgery. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose breast cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Injury to ureter resulting in renal failure. (Blair County);
  • Failure to dislodge shoulder during delivery. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose colon cancer. (Erie County);
  • Failure to diagnose colon cancer. (Fayette County);
  • Brain injury due to untimely delivery. (Blair County);
  • Brain injury due placental abruption. (Clearfield County);
  • Failure to diagnose breast cancer. (Erie County);
  • Brain injury due to untimely delivery. (Cambria County);
  • Brain injury due to untimely delivery. (Fayette County);
  • Failure to diagnose breast cancer. (Butler County);
  • Vascular necrosis due to overmedication of steroids. (Allegheny County);
  • Bone infection following knee surgery. (Somerset County);
  • Failure to diagnose prostate cancer. (Fayette County);
  • Failure to diagnose brain cancer. (Allegheny County);
  • Injury to common bile duct during surgery. (Allegheny County);
  • Castration due to failure to diagnose testicular torsion. (Allegheny County);
  • Negligent prescription of tamoxafin. (Allegheny County);
  • Excessive radiation following chemotherapy. (Blair County);
  • Hip injury due to failure to apply hospital bed restraint. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose brain tumor of minor. (Allegheny County);
  • Brain injury due to untimely delivery. (Allegheny County);
  • Brain injury due to failure to diagnose galactocemia. (Franklin County);
  • Negligent addiction to pain medication. (Franklin County);
  • Improper prescription of birth control pills. (Cambria County);
  • Failure to properly treat broken mandible. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to properly perform tubal ligation. (Allegheny County);
  • Lacerated artery during paracentesis. (Allegheny County);
  • Death during surgery. (Allegheny County);
  • Alleged surgical error. (Allegheny County);
  • Silicone Implant Litigation.
  • Alleged negligent hysterectomy. (Blair County);
  • Failure to diagnose lymphoma. (Westmoreland County);
  • Hepatitis C as a result of surgery. (Allegheny County);
  • Retained object (gauze). (Allegheny County);
  • Informed consent. (Beaver County);
  • Infant Brain injury due Group Strep. B. (Allegheny County);
  • Failure to diagnose cardiac arrest. (Allegheny County).