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A wrongful death lawsuit that was sparked by medical malpractice was recently settled outside of our state’s borders here in New Jersey. Still, the story resonates and it shows that mistakes can be made at any level of any medical process. In this case, a man died of lung cancer in 2011. But in 2009 […]

A road defect case has been settled after defendants, the State of New Jersey and the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation, failed to protect a dangerous median on Interstate Route 80, despite plans to address this critical area. The death of plaintiff’s decedent, Victor Carpio, was the result of a motor vehicle accident […]

Did you know that the most common mistake in a hospital is a medication error? The severity of the medication error may vary from case to case. In certain instances, the medication error may not have that big of an impact on the patient. In some cases, the error may be caught soon after the […]

When someone goes to be treated by a medical professional or they go to the hospital, that patient expects an acceptable standard of care to be observed. When this standard isn’t observed — when the care they receive is substandard and, thus, entering “medical malpractice” territory — it is likely that the individual will have […]

One of the worst things about a medical condition or issue popping up is that, in some cases, the condition or issue begets more trips to the hospital and more medical bills to pay. For some people, this is simply the way it goes. It doesn’t necessarily have to be an endless cycle of trips […]

Imagine you are involved in a catastrophic accident while driving your vehicle, and you need emergency surgery to save your life. As a result, you survive the wreck and are able to live your life at least somewhat normally (if not completely normally). However, you have no idea that the surgery that saved your life […]

More than a month ago, we wrote a post about how doctors and medical professionals can be distracted by cellphones and technology. The lesson was that technology can be a hindrance sometimes, but it obviously isn’t always a hindrance. What if all the promise and interconnectivity provided by new technology was put to use in […]

Imagine that you are being wheeled in to a hospital with a severe medical issue. As you are placed on a hospital bed, the doctors and nurses examine you and try to do everything they can in this stressful moment to figure out the best course of treatment. Eventually, they figure it out. They need […]

Last year there was a very unfortunate medical case where a girl who was having surgery for sleep apnea suffered some horrific post-surgery complications that led to her being declared brain dead. The girl’s family put her on life support, and to this day she remains on that life support. She is living in a […]

It’s easy to think that, behind the scenes, the pharmaceutical industry and the medical field have everything under control and all of their ducks in a row. They paint a lovely facade to give you this sense of security. Plenty of white walls and clean-looking areas. Computers and logistical systems. Employees who seem trained and […]