Trial Begins in Medical Malpractice Suit for Penn Student's Meningitis Death
The trial is going to begin in a medical malpractice lawsuit following the death of a University of Pennsylvania sophomore. She died in September 2007 of meningitis. According to an article on Philly.com, her family claims that the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was negligent in performing a lumbar puncture on a patient with brain swelling, and that her brain herniated, killing her.
The hospital maintains that the sophomore received outstanding care and that the lumbar puncture, commonly known as a spinal tap, is the standard test for meningitis.
The suit is being heard in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.
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