Updates and Insights
- Birth Injury vs. Wrongful Birth: Understanding the Difference
Nov 30, 2016
Is a Birth Injury Case the Same as a Wrongful Birth Claim in New Jersey? As the parent of a child born with a medical condition, the challenges ahead are understandably daunting. In addition to caring for your baby after the delivery, you may be left wondering if doctors, nurses, or the hospital itself played some role in your child’s condition. Could your obstetrician or treating physician have prevented it? Did their decisions regarding your medical...Read More - Sleep Deprivation and Medical Errors in New Jersey
Nov 21, 2016
Will Proposal to Extend Residency Shifts Lead to More Medical Errors? It is undeniable: medical errors are a significant problem facing America today. In fact, a recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and published in the British Medical Journal, cited medical error as the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Experts have proposed a myriad of solutions to confront this issue, one of which involves the work conditions, and more...Read More - Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Arises After Device is Lodged in Patient’s Abdomen
Nov 17, 2016
Leaving a foreign object in a patient’s body during surgery simply should not happen. In fact, it is often called a “never event” because of the preventable nature of this type of surgical error. Unfortunately, foreign object incidents can and do occur, often leaving patients with devastating injuries. For instance, a female patient and her husband have filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a West Virginia hospital, after the woman suffered complications from a medical procedure,...Read More - What is Meconium Aspiration Syndrome?
Nov 10, 2016
A baby’s time in utero is a critical period of development that spells long-term implications for his or her health after birth. The way that a single cell grows and evolves into an entire human being with organs, fingers, and toes, is simply miraculous. However, the process by which this occurs is extremely complex and rife with potential complications. One such complication, known as Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS), can have serious consequences, including brain damage, lifelong...Read More - Three Mothers Bring Lawsuits Against Doctor, Hospital After Babies Suffer Birth Injuries
Oct 18, 2016
Three mothers have filed lawsuits against a physician and a hospital, for alleged medical malpractice that resulted in two children with severe birth injuries and one who did not survive. These tragic cases are evidence of the catastrophic consequences that may result from medical negligence and delivery errors during child birth. Obstetricians, hospitals, and medical staff are given the extraordinary responsibility to monitor and execute the safe delivery of their patients’ babies and when they fail to...Read More - Plaintiffs in Product Liability Lawsuit Against Bayer Claim Failure to Warn
Oct 12, 2016
Birth Control Implant Lawsuit Help in NJ After a series of product liability lawsuits claiming Bayer Corp. failed to warn patients about the potential risks associated with one of its birth control implants, a California judge recently granted a motion to allow for coordination among the plaintiffs’ cases. This significant decision will allow plaintiffs and their attorneys to share information, pool resources, and gain traction as they move forward. Have you or a loved one...Read More - NJ Medical Malpractice Suit Follows Infant Death Due to Delivery Errors
Oct 4, 2016
Have a Mercer County Birth Injury Case? Fronzuto Law Group can Help Mercer County birth injuries can be devastating for the parents and families of babies harmed by medical negligence before, during, or immediately following delivery. For instance, a husband and wife from Pennsylvania recently filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Mercer County in connection with the death of their infant son. The couple has cited the medical center, two doctors, and four nurses for...Read More - FDA Warns Against Prescribing Opioids and Sedatives in Combination
Sep 24, 2016
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently required more effective warnings about the potentially lethal consequences of combining prescription painkillers and sedatives. This announcement followed the filing of a petition by health directors of 16 states and 12 cities, resulting from a concern about the increasing occurrence of overdose of prescription painkillers. The FDA has been the subject of much criticism for its failure to react in response to the rapid increase in opioid-related...Read More - Damages for Medical Malpractice Claims in New Jersey
Sep 16, 2016
What Damages are Available to Victims of Medical Malpractice in New Jersey? When you or someone you love has been injured as a result of negligence by a doctor, hospital, or another medical professional, you are entitled to pursue compensation, also known as “damages.” There are two types of damages that a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action may recover, called compensatory damages and punitive damages. In this article, we will thoroughly examine both compensatory...Read More - Hospital Filming, Patient Privacy, and Medical Malpractice
Sep 11, 2016
A $2.2 million settlement was reached between the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, over filming for a television documentary that disclosed the medical information of two patients without obtaining their consent. Specifically, the hospital allowed the ABC Network crew for “NY Med” to film a dying patient and another patient in significant distress. The settlement agreement provides for monitoring of the hospital by the Office of...Read More