New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers: Doctor Faces Suspension for Practicing Without Adequate Training
NJ Attorney General Files Complaint against Passaic County Physician The Attorney General’s Office filed a complaint last month against a New Jersey anesthesiologist who has been performing major spinal surgeries without adequate education and training. He has been accused of gross negligence, repeated acts of medical malpractice, and incompetence. The hearing on the complaint could [...]
» Read More...Cherry Hill Personal Injury Attorneys Report on Loophole in Medical Devices FDA Approval Process
The media outlets are never short of news articles about the medical device industry or reports of defective and dangerous devices causing personal injury, patient suffering and health complications. In light of the attention focused on the dangers of defective medical devices, you might think that the industry would be regulated with the most stringent [...]
» Read More...Cherry Hill Auto Accident Attorneys: New Study Shows Veterans at Increased Risk for Car Accidents
One of the United States largest car insurance carriers, USAA, released a new study based on the driving records of U.S troops returning home from active duty. The study revealed that men and women in the armed forces face a significantly increased risk at being involved in an at-fault auto accident. Many veterans survive war [...]
» Read More...New Jersey Auto Accident Attorneys Discuss the Enforcement of New Jersey’s Cellphone Ban
Cell phone usage while driving as been long been an issue of concern for New Jersey legislators and transportation professionals. In 2004, New Jersey passed its first ban on the use of handheld phones while driving. It was considered a secondary violation at that time, meaning that a driver could only be ticketed if they [...]
» Read More...New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers Review Patient Safety Initiatives
Peer review is a method of patient safety that has been implemented to identify physicians whose professional or personal conduct has resulted in ineffective or unethical medical care. In medical peer review, a group of medical professionals review the work of a colleague to determine whether that individual has met the accepted standards of care. [...]
» Read More...New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers: The Feres Doctrine Bars Military from Suing for Medical Errors
Airman’s Medical Malpractice Lawsuit against the U.S. Government A medically retired U.S. Navy Senior Airman recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government suing for millions of dollars claiming that a routine medical procedure was botched so badly that both of his legs needed to be amputated. The lawsuit alleges that the U.S. government, the Air Force, [...]
» Read More...South Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers Applaud Lawmakers’ Protection of Victims’ Rights
Alleged Unconstitutional Connecticut Medical Malpractice Law Reconsidered In 2005, Connecticut enacted a law that required plaintiffs in all medical malpractice cases to obtain opinions from medical experts supporting their allegations before they file medical malpractice lawsuits. Now, state legislators have proposed a bill that would address this requirement and the fact that many legitimate malpractice [...]
» Read More...Another New Jersey School Bus Accident: Attorney Asks “Are Our Children Safe?”
Consider this: In the first three months of 2012, dozens of students have been injured in at least nine reported school bus accidents in New Jersey. In February, a Chesterfield, Burlington County student was killed and three others seriously injured, including her two triplet sisters, when a dump truck struck the rear side of their [...]
» Read More...New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers Explain The Basics of Medical Errors Lawsuits
Medical malpractice is negligence by a health care provider in which an act or omission by the provider falls below acceptable professional standards and causes injury or death to the patient. It typically involves a medical error or preventable adverse effect of medical care, including inaccurate or incomplete diagnosis or treatment of a disease, injury, [...]
» Read More...Former New Jersey Surgeon Facing Medical Malpractice Claims over Spinal Fusion Surgery
Lower back pain can severely impact a person’s quality of life. In some cases, the pain from fractures, injury, or conditions like scoliosis, which is a curvature of the spine, is so severe and life-altering that spinal fusion surgery is recommended. Many of those who undergo this procedure have successful outcomes, but for those who [...]
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