UPDATES & INSIGHTS

As many New Jersey residents are aware, two months ago comedic legend and celebrity personality Joan Rivers passed away after undergoing a fairly routine surgery. In the weeks that followed Rivers’ death, there were questions about how the procedure was performed, and there were some not-so-subtle hints that River’s daughter Melissa was considering filing a […]

A recent case in New Jersey will determine whether New Jersey physicians must disclose whether or not they have the required medical malpractice insurance coverage required by law. Every year, thousands of Americans are harmed by medical malpractice, resulting in injuries and death in some cases. Patients harmed by malpractice, or families of those killed […]

A few weeks ago, we wrote a blog post about a specific proposition in the state of California which would have forced doctors to have intoxication screenings, while also increasing the amount of money that a person could obtain through a medical malpractice lawsuit. Though it doesn’t have anything to do with New Jersey law, […]

One of the arguments that is made against medical malpractice lawsuits — and it is a similar argument that is made to explain why costs relating to medical care are so high — is that doctors and medical institutions have to order “defensive” tests and medical procedures to protect themselves from liability. In other words, […]

Imagine that after a visit to the doctor’s office you are given a prescription by your doctor to deal with a relatively minor — but still serious — medical issue. With the right medicine, the proper dosage and your persistence in taking the medicine at the right time, your condition should significantly improve, or be […]

While the following story doesn’t have anything to do with New Jersey law, it does bring up two important factors in medical malpractice and medical safety that could be applicable anywhere. So forgive the geographical irrelevance in this story, and instead focus on these two elements: intoxicated doctors and medical malpractice lawsuit caps. The state […]

After leaving your doctor’s office with possible signs of an illness or infection, you developed a serious infection. The doctor’s office never called you back with the lab test results. You suspect medical malpractice, but how do you prove it? The question may seem like a simple one: a patient went in for medical care, […]

When you go to the doctor’s office or the hospital, you expect everything to be in near-perfect shape. There should be clean surfaces and fresh sheets on the bed. The utensils that medical professionals use should be sanitized and good to go before any procedures. The medical record system should be up to date and […]

It may seem impossible or like it is something out of a bad movie, but unfortunately surgical errors that involve a medical tool, device or object being left in the patient happen far too often. These events, which are called “retained surgical items,” can cause a patient to suffer tremendous pain and suffering, and the […]

Let’s say that the medical industry receives or makes a very serious recommendation that involves the health of patients. You would expect the industry to respond to this recommendation with vigor, right? You would think that the doctors, nurses, surgeons and everyone else involved in the medical field would do everything in their power to […]