Thistle Law Firm Listed as Top 19 Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Philadelphia for 2018 by Expertise.com

Expertise.com, which rates service professionals over 100 categories across 1,000 cities, has listed the Thistle Law Firm as one of the top 19 medical malpractice firms in Philadelphia for 2018. https://www.expertise.com/pa/philadelphia/medical-malpractice-attorney If you believe you or a loved one has been harmed by medical negligence, the attorneys at the Thistle Law Firm are here to … Read more

Defenses The Thistle Law Firm Faced in a Products Liability Suit Governed by the Restatement Third of Torts

The Restatement Second of Torts §402A  has applied to products liability suits in Pennsylvania since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted it in 1966 in Webb v. Zern, 422 Pa. 424, 220 A.2d 853.  However this may all change with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently predicting that the Pennsylvania Supreme … Read more

One of the First Firms to Successfully Bring a Claim against a Biostatistical Research Company

When a product manufacturer wants to market and sell a medical device that presents an unreasonable risk of injury or illness to the public, under federal law 21 USCF § 360 the manufacturer must show to the Food and Drug Administration (“the FDA”) that the effectiveness of the product outweighs any risks of harm.  The … Read more

Making New Law Against Entities that Deny Insurance Coverage

Unfortunately a jury verdict in favor of a plaintiff doesn’t always mean they will automatically be compensated for their losses.  This was the situation the Thistle Law Firm faced following a $7 million medical malpractice verdict in favor of its clients.  While the attorneys at The Thistle Law Firm were able to obtain insurance coverage … Read more