Medical Malpractice Statistics in Philadelphia
2 years from discovery
SOL
None
Non-Economic Cap
Required within 60 days of complaint
Certificate of Merit
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Key Venue
Courts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas — Complex Litigation Center
34 S 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Pennsylvania
601 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Philadelphia
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
111 S 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Temple University Hospital
3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Liability Considerations in Philadelphia
Medical Malpractice in Philadelphia
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas is among the premier malpractice venues in the United States for plaintiffs. Pennsylvania has no non-economic damage cap, and Philadelphia juries have historically been willing to award large verdicts in birth injury, surgical error, and misdiagnosis cases. The concentration of world-class academic medical centers — Penn, Jefferson, Temple, CHOP — attracts the most complex cases, and their affiliations with multiple specialty practices mean many cases involve multiple physician and hospital defendants. Philadelphia also has a well-developed plaintiff malpractice bar with deep experience in birth injury litigation. The Certificate of Merit requirement — 60 days from the complaint — is a hard deadline that requires rapid expert engagement.
Your Legal Team
Robert Castellano
Partner
Philadelphia, PA
Robert Castellano has built one of Philadelphia's most respected medical malpractice practices over a 20-year career, with particular depth in surgical error and hospital corporate liability cases. His background in pre-medical sciences gives him an unusually strong command of the medical and anatomical issues at the center of surgical malpractice litigation. Robert has taken more than 35 malpractice cases to jury verdict in Philadelphia County — a plaintiff-favorable jurisdiction with no damage caps — and has recovered over $75 million for his clients. He is especially effective at establishing hospital corporate liability through internal credentialing files, peer review records, and quality assurance documents obtained through aggressive discovery.
Education
- J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law (2006)
- B.A., Pre-Medical Studies, Villanova University (2003)