Updates and Insights
- How the US Stacks Up Among Affluent Countries for Pregnant Women’s Health and Avoidable Complications
Apr 15, 2022
In the realm of pregnancy complications and preventable deaths, America falls behind ten other prosperous nations, according to a new study. In a study conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, women in the United States died more often from avoidable pregnancy and delivery-related complications compared to 10 other developed nations. Whether lapses in the healthcare system, affordability, or inconsistency in care, the U.S. maternal mortality rate is highest among other wealthy countries, such as Sweden, France,...Read More - Survival Actions vs. Wrongful Death Claims in New Jersey
Apr 11, 2022
What’s the Difference Between a Survivorship Claim and a Wrongful Death Claim in NJ? When a family member suffers a fatal event due to another’s negligence, New Jersey law allows the heirs to sue the individuals or entities that caused the accident and death. However, wrongful death lawsuits that aim to compensate heirs for losing their loved one are distinct from the survivorship claims of the deceased person, called the decedent. Survivorship claims include the...Read More - Doctor-Patient Relationships in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Mar 26, 2022
The Physician Patient Relationship and its Critical Role when Seeking Compensation for Negligence What Constitutes a Doctor-Patient Relationship? You chose your doctor because you trust them. After all, your life is in their hands when making the right health decisions, preventing illness, and treating health problems. You further trust that they will perform medical services as a professional, according to the practice standards sanctioned for their medical area or specialty. Reciprocally, your doctor trusts you...Read More - Most Common Brain Injuries from Medical Malpractice
Mar 18, 2022
What are the Top Forms of Brain Injury Caused by Medical Negligence? Brain injuries, whether traumatic or acquired, affect people of all ages, from newborns to senior adults. For example, newborns may suffer hypoxia during labor when the umbilical cord becomes compressed, resulting in brain damage. Likewise, young children can fall and fracture their skull while older children may suffer concussions playing sports. Adults injured in car accidents may have brain damage from a trauma...Read More - Failed Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery
Mar 7, 2022
New Jersey Knee and Hip Replacement Injury Lawyers Discuss what Happens when Complications Arise after Implant Surgery Hip and knee replacement surgery are routine, especially among those between 45 and 65. According to a 2021 American Orthopedic Surgeons study of 2,244,587 hip and knee replacement surgeries over eight years, from 2012 to 2020, hip and knee arthroplasty procedures increased 18.3% over last year alone. The increase may be due to a number of factors, including...Read More - The Connection between Aspiration and Malpractice
Feb 18, 2022
Does Aspiration Automatically Mean Medical Negligence Occurred? A prevalent, yet extremely hazardous medical event known as aspiration occurs when solids or liquids inadvertently enter the air passages and into the lungs. Aspiration can be dangerous, leading to severe illness and permanent lung damage, even death. Children and adults can aspirate food particles and other items, which can lead to a hospital visit, and sometimes aspiration occurs in the hospital during surgery when a patient is...Read More - Key Considerations for Settling a Medical Malpractice Case or Going to Trial
Jan 8, 2022
Reaching a Settlement or Litigating for a Verdict, How do You Decide? Medical malpractice cases are complicated. They present a multitude of questions, procedural requirements, legal hurdles, and ultimately, decisions by both sides. When you have been a victim of medical malpractice in New Jersey, one of your most significant decisions over the course of the case, or perhaps the most critical choice you need to make, is whether to reach a settlement or take...Read More - Exploring Liability for Lab Technician Negligence
Dec 25, 2021
Who is Liable for Lab Technician Malpractice in New Jersey? A medical laboratory technician is a major player in the healthcare system, as they assist doctors in diagnosing and treating illness or disease. They may also help doctors prevent worsening disease while serving as a critical link in the healthcare chain. Lab technicians, though working behind the scenes, are crucial providers to doctors and the entire healthcare system. Doctors diagnose and treat patients based on...Read More - Organ Failure due to Medical Malpractice: When You can File a Lawsuit
Dec 10, 2021
Humans are complex beings. Their internal systems interconnect and affect one another. One or more organs may weaken or malfunction among the six central systems, namely, the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurologic, hepatic, and hematologic. When one organ fails, it typically causes problems throughout the body. And when multiple organs fail, the chances for survival grow slim. Despite the unimaginable reality of it, people may ultimately experience organ failure as a result of negligence by a...Read More - Important Case Involving FDA Pre-Market Medical Device Review Evidence Reaches the NJ Supreme Court
Nov 28, 2021
When a consumer suffers injury from a product that malfunctions or is defective in New Jersey, they have the option to sue the product manufacturer and any other person or business that contributed to the defective product reaching and injuring the plaintiff. A product may be defective in its design, manufacturing, or warning. To prove a product’s faulty design, a plaintiff must show that while using the product as intended, the product poses a danger...Read More