This is the fifth year that Pennsylvania has seen a decrease in medical malpractice filings across the state. The number of lawsuits filed against health care providers have decreased 44 percent. The largest case was won by a woman from Allegheny County.

The woman was receiving treatment to have her sodium levels regulated by having sodium injected into her, but there was a medical error which caused her to receive too too much sodium and she sustained permanent brain damage as a result of it.

She then sued the place where she was receiving the treatments from. She was awarded a $5 million verdict. This verdict was the largest in the state in 2009, only 12 cases were awarded over a million dollars.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of medical malpractice, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson and Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.