Category: Medical Malpractice

Many individuals each year decide to have LASIK surgery to improve their eyesight. While LASIK surgery has been around for several decades and most medical professionals consider the surgery to be a fairly safe procedure, things can still go wrong. If a patient is injured because of the negligence or error of an ophthalmologist,...

When you go to the doctor, you expect to feel better after your visit than you did before. Too often though, this is not the case. Whether you are injured due to a botched surgery or suffered needlessly due to a missed diagnosis, medical malpractice can cause serious injuries and death. Because knowledge is...

Pharmacists and pharmacies owe a duty of care to their customers to prevent harm just as a doctor owes a duty of care to his patients. They have a legal duty to fill lawful prescriptions without unnecessary delay. However, pharmacists and pharmacies also have a legal duty to fill prescriptions correctly...

As a patient, you have the right to understand the risks and benefits of a course of treatment before deciding whether or not to proceed with a medical treatment. Doctors are required by law to disclose certain information about medical treatments before a patient agrees to proceed with the prescribed treatment. A patient’s consent...

Urology is a specialized medical field that focuses on the urinary tract for both men and women and the reproductive system for men. A urologist has specialized skills and knowledge regarding problems and medical conditions related to these systems. Medical errors in urology could result in devastating and potentially life-threatening conditions. A patient may...

In New Jersey, the statute of limitations for filing a lawsuit related to medical malpractice is two years from the date the malpractice was discovered, or the malpractice should have been discovered. However, there are exceptions to this two-year rule for suing for medical malpractice that could extend the length of time to file...

Many medical malpractice lawsuits arise from a medical professional’s mistake in reading or interpreting the results of medical tests. While it is true that everyone makes mistakes, in these cases, the mistake can be life-threatening. When a doctor or other medical professional makes a mistake in reading or interpreting a medical test, it...

When you go see a doctor, you expect to walk away from them better than when you came in. This is often not the case. Some patients who seek medical care wind up worse off than before, some even dying from the negligence of a medical professional. If you have been injured...

Anesthesia errors can cause serious injuries, including heart and brain damage. In some cases, an anesthesia error can result in the death of the patient. Because the use of anesthesia can have potentially life-altering health risks, doctors must receive special training and have special knowledge to administer anesthesia. If negligence or carelessness...