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Physician Lying in New Jersey We rely on physicians for our health and sometimes, for our lives. We place our faith and trust in them, expecting them to keep us safe and well, to act professionally for our benefit and not to our detriment. A recent poll reported 67% of Americans highly rate honesty and […]

“Products liability” is the legal term for holding those responsible who manufacture, produce, design or market a product that — due to the fault of one of the providers of the product — injures one or more of its users. It is not only the manufacturer of the product that can be held liable, but […]

Have you ever called your doctor because of a small concern only to be sent through a barrage of testing before even being seen by the physician? Have you ever been told by your doctor that you received unnecessary treatments because of a false positive on a test? If so, you are like many Americans […]

Across the nation, businesses are pressured to do more with less time and resources, forcing them to cut corners wherever they can. Unfortunately, the medical industry is not immune to such pressures. According to a new study, this is having an adverse effect on patient care. The study, recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine, found […]

A malpractice case has been settled after a doctor failed to properly treat an ailment, according to sources. The Associated Press lobbied successfully for access to the record of one of the doctors involved, who was formally reassigned following the botched procedure. New Jersey residents may be interested to know the medical malpractice suit was […]

A malpractice law suit filed against an out-of-state university medical facility has finally been settled after a years-long legal battle, according to court authorities. New Jersey residents may be familiar with the case of an undergraduate student who contracted a flesh-eating disease and filed for medical malpractice after her university allegedly misdiagnosed her. The case […]

Two parents are on the warpath after they say their child did not receive adequate medical attention from a hospital, resulting in grievous long-term effects. Any New Jersey parent knows the importance of securing effective medical care for an ailing child, care this medical malpractice suit says the hospital did not provide. The family is […]

A former sheriff’s detective is filing a wrongful death suit against a company that manufactures gun safes, saying faulty production resulted in the death of his 3-year-old son. New Jersey residents may be aware of the tragic death of the child, which happened in September of 2010. The man and his wife are also suing […]

Thirty-four studies conducted over the past two years, fifteen of them in the United States, have suggested that the majority of malpractice suits can be traced back to human error. New Jersey residents may be surprised to note that most medical malpractice cases filed against primary care doctors are filed as a result of a […]

Negligence on the part of a doctor has been found to be the cause of a stroke suffered by an out-of-state man in 2007. The resulting medical malpractice suit was ruled in favor of the man and his wife, and they have been awarded a settlement of $6.4 million in damages. New Jersey residents understand […]