The Role of Expert Witnesses in Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Cases Many personal injury cases – and medical malpractice cases in particular – turn on the relative strength or weakness of the evidence given by each sides’ expert witnesses. These witnesses can explain complicated factual issues to the jury and the judge and discuss […]
Read MoreRSD / CRPS Lawsuits in New Jersey Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) – also known as Reflex sympathetic Dystrophy, or RSD, – is a chronic pain condition that sometimes develops after an injury or surgery. RSD/CRPS symptoms can be excruciatingly painful, often debilitating the sufferer and dramatically reducing their quality of life. It can reduce […]
Read MoreHealthcare Errors and the Path to Justice In most cases, medical professionals are knowledgeable and trustworthy people. So when someone goes to the doctor because they are sick or injured, they reasonably expect to receive care that is in their best interest. But sadly, there are instances when a doctor, nurse, or facility actually causes […]
Read MorePsychiatric Medical Malpractice in New Jersey While most patients associate medical malpractice with doctors and surgeons, mental health professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health providers such as nurses and social workers have the same duty to exercise reasonable care when caring for their uniquely vulnerable patients. One of the unique forms of […]
Read MoreNew Jersey Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations In New Jersey, any action or inaction by a doctor that violates their duty of care to a patient may constitute medical malpractice. For example, failure to properly diagnose or treat a patient can constitute medical malpractice in New Jersey. Medical malpractice can be done by any medical […]
Read MoreWhat is Malpractice? Professional malpractice occurs when a professional, such as a doctor, nurse, lawyer, accountant, or financial advisor, deviates from the accepted standard of care for their respective profession and, as a result, causes personal or financial injuries. In the medical context, we expect health practitioners to perform their duties with a certain level […]
Read MoreDeaths Due to Medical Errors A 2000 report by the Institute of Medicine called To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System took two studies, one done in Colorado and Utah and the other in New York, and extrapolated their results to all hospital admissions in the United States. The report concludes that between […]
Read MoreHow Long Does a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Take? It is very difficult for an attorney to provide an exact amount of time that it will take a medical malpractice case to settle or proceed to trial. Medical malpractice cases are extremely fact-sensitive and ultimately depend on the unique circumstances of each case. Generally speaking, however, […]
Read MoreEmergency primary angioplasty was performed on two patients, resulting in good outcomes, but leaving the question of whether they should have performed the emergency angioplasty at all. Warren Hospital (“Warren”) appealed a final agency holding of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (“Department”) which led to sanctions being imposed on the hospital […]
Read MoreIn Joyner v. Ortiz, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-2264-12 (July 8, 2013), the appellate panel held, despite plaintiff’s failure to name a defendant hospital within the two year time statute of limitations, the case could proceed against the hospital named in the amended complaint, as the wrongful death complaint was timely […]
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