Updates and Insights: Birth Injuries

Bergen County Judge Rules that Future Medical Expenses Should Not be Restricted Based on the Affordable Care Act

Feb 5, 2016

In a recent case involving medical practice, a Bergen County Superior Court Judge ruled that potential coverage under the Affordable Care Act should not restrict a claim for future medical expenses. The aforementioned decision stems from a case involving a 9-year-old girl who suffers from cerebral palsy. In the medical malpractice suit brought by the little girl’s parents, the plaintiffs claim that her condition was caused by medical negligence at Ridgewood’s Valley Hospital, specifically, delayed performance of a...