Category: Medical Malpractice

Understanding the Risks of Macrosomic Infants and the Connection with Birth Injuries Fetal macrosomia is a term that describes babies who are born at a birth weight of 8 pounds and 13 ounces or larger, constituting a heavier than average birth weight. Many times, weighing in at 8 lbs. 13 oz. or slightly larger is […]

Misdiagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, and Improper Treatment for any Type of Aneurysm May Mean You Are Eligible for Compensation in New Jersey An aneurysm is one of the many consequences of high blood pressure. According to the American Heart Association, an aneurysm is a bulging, weakened blood vessel wall that abnormally widens the blood vessel by one-half […]

Undiagnosed, Undisclosed, and Mishandled Incidental Findings Often Result in NJ Medical Malpractice Suits Incidental findings in medicine are extra discoveries in tests, some indicating conditions other than the reason for a test. For instance, when you go to your doctor for coughing, fatigue, and tightness in your chest, your doctor may order a chest CT […]

NJ Birth Injury Attorney Discusses Cognitive, Learning, and Developmental Disabilities for Children with Birth Injuries Birth injuries leave mothers and children searching for answers, sometimes for a lifetime. Parents wonder what they could have done to prevent harm to their children. And yet, sometimes genetics, nature, and accidents cause permanent disability in a child injured […]

What Happens during a Birth Injury Investigation Coming home from the hospital with a new bundle should be a joyous occasion. Unfortunately, many families do not leave with their newborns because they need continued care to survive or heal from an injury. Birth injuries may result from many causes, but the most tragic are those […]

Determining if Your Child has a Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit Birth injuries occur more commonly than most people would think. One of the most common birth injuries are to the head and brain, but nerve and spinal cord damage can also occur at or near childbirth. When damage to the brain occurs before, during, or after […]

Unique Complexities of Spastic Cerebral Palsy and Related Lawsuits in New Jersey Cerebral palsy is a brain disorder of various degrees and symptoms. The core component of cerebral palsy is brain damage that occurs before, at, or shortly after birth. The harm may come from developmental problems or injuries occurring during delivery. Sometimes, the causes […]

New Jersey Medical Malpractice Attorneys Helping Injured Victims of Wrong Site Surgery Wrong site surgery may occur when a surgeon operates on the wrong side of the body, the wrong body part, the wrong patient, or on the correct side at the wrong level. All of these preventable mistakes can lead to serious consequences for […]

From Surgeries on Incorrect Body Parts to Misidentified Newborns, New Goals Shed Light on Common Preventable Failures The Joint Commission is a non-profit accrediting organization with a mission to help healthcare providers improve patient care and safety. The organization recently published its 2022 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) to address patient safety concerns studied by […]

New Jersey Lawyers Discuss Comas and Vegetative States Resulting from Malpractice Most people recognize a coma as a grave condition, one no one would wish to see their loved ones endure. Comatose patients are unconscious, as if they are asleep, but the two states are different in one significant way—awakening from a coma may or […]