Were You Exposed to an Infectious Disease or Compromised Medication Due to Hospital Negligence?
We are investigating hospital negligence lawsuits related to infectious disease exposure and drug diversion incidents that have put patients at serious risk. If you or a loved one contracted an infection or received tampered or diluted medication due to unsanitary conditions, unsafe injection practices, or drug theft by hospital staff, you may be eligible for significant financial compensation.
Who May Be Affected?
- Patients exposed to infectious diseases due to improper sterilization, contaminated medical tools, or unsafe injections
- Individuals who developed severe infections after surgery, IV treatments, or hospitalization
- Patients harmed by drug diversion where hospital staff stole or tampered with medications, leading to contaminated or diluted doses
- Hospital visitors, staff, or family members exposed to dangerous pathogens due to negligence
Key Allegations:
✔ Failure to Maintain Sterile Conditions: Hospitals failed to properly disinfect surgical instruments, IV lines, and injection equipment
✔ Drug Diversion & Medication Tampering: Healthcare workers stole opioids and other medications, leading to patients receiving contaminated or diluted drugs
✔ Unsafe Injection & Blood Transfusion Practices: Reused or contaminated needles exposed patients to HIV, Hepatitis B/C, MRSA, Tuberculosis, and other infections
✔ Failure to Notify Patients of Exposure: Hospitals delayed or failed to inform patients of their exposure to life-threatening diseases
✔ Negligence in Infection Control Procedures: Failure to isolate infected patients or implement hygiene protocols led to outbreaks of preventable illnesses
Your Legal Rights – Are You Eligible for Compensation?
If you or a loved one suffered serious health complications due to hospital negligence, you may have a legal claim to recover:
✔ Medical expenses for treatment and recovery
✔ Pain and suffering caused by infection or prolonged illness
✔ Lost wages due to extended hospitalization
✔ Wrongful death compensation for families of deceased victims
Experience Matters
Sauder Schelkopf has a nationally recognized litigation practice. The firm currently serves as court-appointed lead counsel in courts across the country. The attorneys at Sauder Schelkopf have recovered over $1 billion on behalf of their clients and class members. Our firm was recognized by the Legal Intelligencer’s 2022 Professional Excellence Awards. The Legal Intelligencer’s Professional Excellence Awards honor Pennsylvania law firms and attorneys who have made a significant, positive impact on the legal profession. Our firm was named in the Litigation Departments of the Year (Specialty Area category; runner-up), an award that honors the best litigation practice in a small or mid-sized firm in Pennsylvania. This recognition was based on the firm’s 2021 litigation work and its important ongoing cases. LawDragon has recognized our attorneys in its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2022. This list notes: “From the opioid epidemic to toxic substances and defective products, truck accidents to wildfires and sexual abuse, these are the lawyers who stand on the front line in individual lawsuits and class actions seeking justice.” Mr. Schelkopf was named to Pennsylvania’s Best Lawyers® 2022 for Class Actions/Mass Tort Litigation. The American Lawyer named Mr. Sauder to its 2021 Northeast Trailblazers. The honor recognizes 60 lawyers who are “truly agents of change.” It “recognizes professionals in the Northeast who have moved the needle in the legal industry.” The Legal Intelligencer named Mr. Sauder and Mr. Schelkopf in its 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers list recognizing 31 lawyers who “have taken extra measures to contribute to positive outcomes . . . and who are truly agents of change.” The Legal highlighted the firm’s innovative work on advocacy as class counsel in large institutional sex abuse cover-ups, women’s, and children’s rights. Our attorneys have also consistently been recognized by their peers being named to Pennsylvania SuperLawyer, a distinction held by the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also selected our attorneys as the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania.
We Want to Hear from You
If were exposed to an infectious disease, contact the lawyers at Sauder Schelkopf by filling out the form on this page.