Medical Malpractice

I have represented many clients seriously harmed by the failure of their treating doctors to properly and timely communicate diagnostic imaging results.  When an MRI, CT scan, or ultrasound study is performed, a radiologist you never meet reads the study [ Read More ]

When a family member is killed as the result of the careless act of another, whether it be in a motor vehicle, due to a medical mistake, the result of a product defect or the result of an unsafe premises, [ Read More ]

Baratta, Russell & Baratta (BRB) has grown significantly over the past 21 years and we are grateful for the trust our clients, referring lawyers and past clients who have referred new clients have shown in us. We believe that a [ Read More ]

DISCLAIMER: BRB discourages prospective clients from bringing a claim for bodily injury unless serious injury has been suffered. If you are going to make a full recovery in a few weeks or months, it is not in your best interest [ Read More ]

In 2017 the lawyers of Baratta, Russell and Baratta achieved life changing results for many clients.  Below are some of the highlights of 2017. These clients, these heroes, all had one thing in common: a careless actor had changed their [ Read More ]

Whenever you are being offered the choice of a medical treatment, you are entitled to know all the risks, benefits and alternatives.  The law in Pennsylvania now requires that the treating physician is responsible to do this and is not [ Read More ]

A present client suffered serious orthopedic injuries when a drunk driver crossed the center line of a highway and struck his car head on. An orthopedist was assigned to him by the hospital when brought in as a trauma patient.  [ Read More ]

Often times when I first meet a client who has been harmed by the careless acts of another, I am likely to hear: “I’m not the kind of person who sues.”    I like this kind of client because I am [ Read More ]

When your physician sends you for a test, how many times do you receive a copy of that test? Shouldn’t you know what is in those records?  Is it possible that given the busy nature of your physician’s practice that [ Read More ]

After years of lost work, repeated visits to doctors, repeated diagnostic testing, surgery or other painful procedures, physical therapy, ongoing pain, and an inability to do the things you enjoy, not to mention years of litigation to be compensated for [ Read More ]