Medical Malpractice Law Firm in NJ

Legome & Associates, experienced NJ malpractice law firm in NJ, has more than 20 years of personal injury and malpractice experience.  Medical malpractice law in most states, including NJ, has special statues or legislations that affect malpractice lawsuit legitimacy, or fundamentally alter the way an attorney should approach the case.

NJ Medical Malpractice Laws

Some medical malpractice laws in NJ address the following –

• Claimants may file up to two years after the injury or the date of reasonable discovery.  The latter allows for situations where an injury may not manifest symptoms for some time following the medical professional’s act of negligence.
• Lawyers sometimes use the testimony of an expert witness or an individual whose professional or educational experience gives his or her testimony great weight in a certain area.  NJ medical malpractice law requires a medical practitioner who testifies in a medical malpractice case to practice in the same discipline as the defendant.  This practitioner must also be capable of performing the same duty that the defendant failed to.
• If punitive damages apply (most often applicable to cases of willful misconduct), New Jersey law limits them to five times the quantity of compensation damages, to a maximum of $350,000.  Punitive damages refer to a sum of money, usually awarded to the injury victim, which does not cover the costs of the injury itself in any way, but rather acts as a deterrent and punishment for the act of malpractice itself.

For a more complete list of state-specific statutes and legislations, contact one of NJ’s qualified medical malpractice law firms.

When to search for medical malpractice law firms in NJ

After discovering injury from medical negligence, injury victims should contact a NJ medical malpractice law firm immediately to discuss how NJ medical malpractice laws apply to their situations. 

For a free consultation to discuss your medical malpractice case, please call Legome & Associates at 856-528-3284 or click here to contact us online.