UPDATES & INSIGHTS

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 […]

A woman who lost the use of her arms and legs following a severe car accident has sued the company that manufactured the safety restraints in her vehicle, winning a historic payout. New Jersey residents may be pleased to hear the woman has been awarded over $43 million after her safety restraints failed in a […]

When the parents of a 15-year-old boy who died of misdiagnosed blood clotting attempted to sue the hospital responsible, a lower court ruled against them. Now, the family is taking their medical malpractice suit to the highest authority — their state’s Supreme Court. New Jersey residents with children may have an understanding of the desire […]

A plaintiff suing a surgeon over a botched 2009 surgery has been awarded a payout of $1 million. An orthopedic surgery gone wrong resulted in permanent nerve damage for an 82-year-old woman, New Jersey residents will be saddened to hear. Thankfully, however, the jury ruled in her favor in the medical malpractice case. The seven-day […]

Two siblings who allege their father was given an incorrect medication in 2011 leading to his untimely death have filed suit against two separate hospitals in connection with the case. The siblings have claimed medical malpractice based on negligent care. As often happens in New Jersey, the out-of-state case is being handled by a county […]

A doctor who incorrectly performed a cosmetic surgery is facing a lawsuit from a former patient. The doctor, who performed an enhancement surgery for a 44-year-old New Jersey resident, is being hit with a medical malpractice suit after complications led to the patient contracting an infection. The suit encompasses both the doctor and his medical […]