A Few of Attorney Paletta's Actual Cases

CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES OF ACTUAL CASES ATTORNEY PALETTA HAS WORKED:

• Following medical treatment, a nurse became addicted to pain-killers, and was diverting those drugs from her employer hospital. An internal investigation to the missing medication was commenced, resulting in hospital investigators interviewing the suspected nurse. Because of the moral need to confess, and without consulting a lawyer, the nurse made a statement admitting to facts which formed the basis for a criminal prosecution by the Pennsylvania Attorney General, and an administrative prosecution to suspend her nursing license by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. Attorney Paletta resolved the criminal prosecution by negotiating a plea bargain to a reduction of the charges and a penalty of Probation without Verdict. This resulted in an Expungement of her criminal record, and no nursing license suspension.
• During the course of administering drugs to his patients in a hospital, a Doctor was simultaneously diverting a portion of those drugs for his own use. The Hospital discovered the diversion, and as a result, the Doctor was charged by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office with violations of the Crimes Code and Pharmacy Act. Attorney Paletta negotiated with the Attorney General’s Office and the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs to successfully conclude both the criminal and administrative prosecution in a manner which permitted the Doctor to eventually expunge his record and retain his professional license.

If you are a Health Care Professional who may be facing a scenario similar to one above, contact our office to schedule your initial consultation and review your options with Attorney Paletta.