New Jersey Hospital Facing Birth Injury Lawsuit
Is there a specific cause of action for a baby that dies at birth as a result of medical malpractice? Few situations provoke as much emotion as when a baby ...
Medical Malpractice Claim Thrown Out Due to New Case Law Allowed to Proceed
Medical malpractice is a type of personal injury claim and, just like many other personal injury actions, there are certain technical requirements that must be fulfilled before a case can ...
Unnecessary Procedures Can Lead to Medical Malpractice Claims
In most medical malpractice lawsuits, the plaintiff has a medically necessary operation that is performed negligently resulting in harm. But medical malpractice claims can also arise because plaintiffs did not ...
Unnecessary C-Sections – A Growing Epidemic in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that approximately one in three women in the U.S. deliver through cesarean section (c-section). Over the past few weeks, a number of ...
$7,150,000 Settlement Reached in Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Birth Case
November 2013 – Bruce Nagel and Greg Kohn settled a medical malpractice / wrongful birth action where an amniocentesis was done so that prenatal cytogenetic testing could be performed to ...
Drug mix-ups may lead to serious injury or death
Patients deal with doctors, specialists, nurses, pharmacists and other hospital staff routinely when seeking treatment. During treatment, most expect that the right medication and dosage will be prescribed and that ...
Tips on minimizing medical mistakes during one’s hospital stay
Hospitals are places where people go to get better and they expect to receive adequate care if a hospital stay is required. However, medical mistakes during hospital stays are tragically ...
Patient sues doctor for failure to diagnose
As a preventive measure, many people visit their doctors for a routine physical on an annual basis. During these routine physicals, when patients find out they have a disease or ...
Children with chronic illnesses more prone to medical mistakes
When you visit a hospital or clinic, you expect that the hospital, hospital staff and/or doctor will exercise a reasonable standard of care and do their best to keep you ...
Two studies find causes of preventable medical mistakes
At some point, most people will seek medical treatment or require medical attention at a hospital. They will expect that the care they receive will be top-notch as they put ...