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...
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Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis – What You Need to Know to Save a Life
According to the American Cancer Society, it is expected that one in eight women will develop breast cancer. Except for skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in American women. In 2018, it is estimated that 266,120 women will be diagnosed with...
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4 Myths About Birth Injuries
A birth injury can occur no matter how careful or prepared a new mother may be. Medical complications are sometimes simply beyond a mother’s control. However, a birth injury may be the result of poor prenatal care advice or medical errors at the time of the child’s birth. Unfortunately, medical professionals may...
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Informed Consent: More Than Getting A Signature
Doctors and other medical providers are required to acquire a patient’s consent before performing a procedure, including surgeries, non-emergency treatments, medical research participation, and invasive diagnostic procedures. However, the consent must be “informed” and in writing.
If you have undergone surgery or other medical procedure, the medical provider should have a...
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Bruce Nagel Argues Before Supreme Court Of New Jersey
In a matter of first impression, Bruce Nagel argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court that the widow in a medical malpractice case did not waive her right to attorneys’ fees pursuant to the offer of judgment rule. Bruce argued that because the widow did not expressly waive her right to recover attorneys’...
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What are the most common issues in Lasik eye surgery?
Lasik surgery is intended to help individuals with poor eyesight restore their vision. Doctors advertise the surgery as a safe procedure that restores your sight so that you can stop using eyeglasses or contacts. Unfortunately, mistakes occur that result in injuries. Our New Jersey Lasik surgery malpractice lawyers represent clients who have...
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Common EMT or Paramedic Malpractice Issues
What Are the Most Common EMT or Paramedic Malpractice Issues?
Medical malpractice is almost always associated with physicians, surgeons, and hospitals. However, it can extend to paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Some of the most crucial medical diagnoses and treatments happen at the ambulatory stage, even before the patient gets to the...
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Jury Awards $24 Million In Medical Malpractice Case
A jury in Monmouth county has awarded a woman $24 million for injuries sustained as a result of medical malpractice. The woman had her legs and left hand amputated after an infected kidney stone led to septic shock. The case was tried by Bruce Nagel and Sue Connors...
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My Doctor Failed to Diagnose My Cancer Until I Was in Stage 4 – Can I Sue?
A cancer diagnosis is not the death sentence it was decades ago. Thanks to developments in cancer treatment, patients diagnosed with cancer early on stand a significant chance of getting cured. However, when patients experience a delayed diagnosis, when the cancer has moved from Stage 1 to Stage 4, their chances of responding...
How Do You Prove a Product Liability Case?
Manufacturers have a huge economic incentive to produce products for the American market. Sometimes, this incentive leads manufacturers to relax their safety standards or cut compliance costs in order to increase their profits. Ultimately, defective products are produced which negatively affect the physical, emotional and psychological health of consumers.