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- How do You Know if You Have a Cerebral Palsy Claim?
Sep 17, 2022
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 delivery, a child may be diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A child who receives a devastating cerebral palsy diagnosis must live...Read More - Spastic Cerebral Palsy Lawsuits
Sep 2, 2022
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 are unknown. Brain impairment from cerebral palsy interferes with messaging from the brain to other parts of the body, causing...Read More - Fronzuto Law Group Wins $5 Million in Settlements in the First Half of 2022
Aug 19, 2022
Fronzuto Law Group kicked off 2022 with three consecutive case victories, recovering $5 million in settlements in medical malpractice, wrongful death, and wrongful birth lawsuits. The victims in these cases range from a young mother who tragically lost her life after giving birth to twins, to a family man who left behind his wife and two children after suffering fatal prescription drug intoxication, to a young boy with muscular dystrophy whose parents were deprived of...Read More - Top Six Types of Medical Malpractice
Aug 5, 2022
You might have heard of patients leaving hospitals with more than what they came in for, such as appendicitis patients developing an infection or even sepsis. However, mishaps occur in medical offices, urgent care clinics, and surgical centers, among other healthcare facilities providing medical services. Sometimes, the doctor, nurse, or medical staff is to blame, but accidents or poor outcomes can be no one’s fault. Perhaps you had medical care that left you worse than...Read More - Wrong Site Surgery Cases
Jul 22, 2022
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 victims. As unimaginable as it may seem, surgeons operate on the wrong body party more often than you believe. As...Read More - Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals for 2022 Address Ongoing Errors
Jul 8, 2022
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 the Patient Safety Advisory Group (PSAG) of healthcare experts that advises the Commission. The NPSGs target core safety issues and...Read More - Coma Caused by Medical Negligence
Jun 24, 2022
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 may not occur. Comas arise from an injury or illness, typically. However, a medically induced coma is sometimes the medical...Read More - Leading Types of Preoperative Failures
Jun 11, 2022
NJ Preoperative Mistakes and Improper Care Lawyers Before any scheduled surgery date, there is a period of preoperative preparation. Preparation time for surgery is critical for hospital or surgical center staff to ensure your physical and mental state is ready for the planned operation or procedure. Each person’s case is different, so preparation may differ from patient to patient, even if the surgery occurs for many. Each individual comes to surgery with a unique history,...Read More - Medical Malpractice and Birth Injury Claims for Active Military and Veterans in New Jersey
May 28, 2022
Claims for Medical Malpractice and Birth Injuries on Behalf of Active Duty and Former Service Members When you are in the service and a military or Veterans Administration physician or treatment facility caused a birth injury or other harm due to medical malpractice, you may be able to sue the military for damages to yourself or your child. However, that was not always the case. Now, a New Jersey military member or their spouse, whether...Read More - Impact of Preexisting Conditions on Medical Malpractice Cases
Apr 29, 2022
How does a Preexisting Condition Affect a Medical Malpractice Claim in New Jersey? Preexisting conditions are those illnesses, injuries, or conditions that a person had before seeing the doctor for another issue. Although a relatively common defense used by doctors, hospitals, and other medical professionals and facilities to justify adverse events, preexisting conditions are not always an effective defense against medical malpractice claims. In truth, medical professionals must perform to a high standard of professionalism...Read More