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 […]
Read MoreWhat does it take to provide expert testimony in med-mal cases? In Nicholas v. Mynster, 213 N.J. 463(2013), the plaintiff became ill after being exposed to carbon monoxide fumes from a gas-powered saw. As a result of the exposure and his subsequent medical treatment, the plaintiff suffered brain damage, among other injuries and sued the […]
Read MoreThe FDA has released public health notifications due to serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh. Transvaginal placement of surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (“POP”) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (“SUI”) has led to rare but serious complications that have life altering consequences. Over the past several years, the Food and Drug […]
Read MoreCan you imagine undergoing surgery to change your life for the better, but realize the product surgically implanted placed you in a prison of pain? The plaintiff, Linda Gross, a nurse from South Dakota, represented by the law firm Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman, sued and won a trial verdict of $11.1 million against the […]
Read MoreCan a juror’s mind be so committed to one side that the juror corrupts the deliberations of the other jurors? This was the scenario presented in a per curiam decision of the Appellate Division favoring plaintiff in Vecchiola v. Bloom, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No.: A-1331-11T4. In this case, plaintiff, Vecchiola […]
Read MoreMedical Malpractice in New Jersey Even where the defense is mostly not negligent, plaintiff can walk away with satisfaction if the ultimate harm can be apportioned. Mr. Koseoglu became ill in September, 2007 and he complained that he had a fever and felt tired. Three days later, his exhaustion persisted and his temperature reached 103.6 […]
Read MoreVaginal Mesh Lawsuit Can you imagine undergoing surgery to change your life for the better, but realize the product surgically implanted placed you in a prison of pain? This is how one of our client’s, Linda Gross (“Gross”) described living life with her vaginal mesh(a/k/a pelvic mesh) in Gross v. Gynecare, Superior Court of New […]
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