Updates and Insights
- Medical Malpractice Suit Filed Against Hospital after Young Girl Suffers Complications from Appendicitis
Aug 14, 2013
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 seeking over a million dollars in compensation. According to the filed suit, the family brought their 6-year-old daughter into the...Read More - Father Of Deceased Child Says Death Caused By Defective Product
Aug 6, 2013
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 the sheriff’s office as part of the suit, which claims the gun safe constituted a defective product. According to the...Read More - Most Medical Malpractice Suits Stem From Misdiagnoses Drug Error
Jul 31, 2013
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 missed diagnosis or an error in drug prescription. The overriding study, published on July 18 of this year, also states...Read More - Medical Malpractice Case Settled For 64 Million
Jul 24, 2013
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 the seriousness of a failure on the part of medical professionals to properly diagnose and treat an illness, so this...Read More - Defective Product Suit Leads To Massive Payout For Plaintiff
Jul 16, 2013
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 2007 car accident that left her quadriplegic. Johnson Controls Inc., the company responsible for building the seat belt assembly, is...Read More - Medical Malpractice Suit To Be Heard By Supreme Court
Jul 12, 2013
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 for justice this family is seeking in the death of their child. Court documents report the boy underwent surgery on...Read More - Jury Rules Against Surgeon In Medical Malpractice Case
Jul 4, 2013
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 trial saw the surgeon and the sports medicine center he represents put on the stand to defend an error the...Read More - Medical Malpractice Suit Filed In Connection With 2011 Death
Jun 26, 2013
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 Superior Court. The siblings, a man and woman, allege their father was admitted to an emergency room complaining of severe...Read More - Medical Malpractice Suit Filed In New Jersey Against Local Doctor
Jun 20, 2013
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 group at large. According to court documents, the surgery was performed in 2009, and since then the patient has suffered...Read More - Defective Product May Have Caused Death Of New Jersey Woman
Jun 14, 2013
A fire that killed a 47-year-old woman on May 29 may have been caused by a defective dishwasher, according to local authorities. New Jersey authorities are still looking into the cause of the fire. They have yet to release any additional information as to the make or model of the defective product. Firefighters responded to the emergency call early in the morning of May 29. They found the victim unresponsive lying on her couch, and...Read More