Healthcare Errors and the Path to Justice

Healthcare 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 […]

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How Long Do You Have to File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in New Jersey?

How Long Do You Have to File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in New Jersey? While nothing can prepare you for the death of a family member, such a loss can be more difficult when the tragedy is the result of negligence of another person or entity.  At Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, our experienced wrongful […]

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What is a Wrongful Death Lawsuit?

What is a Wrongful Death Lawsuit? New Jersey law defines “wrongful death” as a death that is “caused by a wrongful act, neglect or default.”  In other words, a wrongful death occurs when one person dies because of the careless, reckless, or intentional acts of another person or entity. The conditions that caused the death […]

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Decision Upheld in Denying Hospital’s Motion to Dismiss in a Wrongful Death Case

In 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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