Knowing If I Have a New Jersey Medical Malpractice Case We’re often asked by folks: “Do I have a Medical Malpractice case?” Many times, this is because they are dissatisfied with an outcome of a medical procedure. They’ve undergone a surgical procedure. It hasn’t come out the way they hoped it would come out and…
New Jersey Medical Malpractice Attorney I’ve been a Medical Malpractice attorney in New Jersey for more than 40 years. I’ve handled literally hundreds of Medical Malpractice cases. I’ve tried dozens of Medical Malpractice cases, many to extremely favorable results for my clients. When we talk about Medical Malpractice in New Jersey, it’s important for you…
What Should I Know about Deviance From Surgical Errors? When we’re talking about Medical Malpractice in New Jersey, we’re talking sometimes about the area of surgical errors. Now, surgical errors often occur because the pre-surgical testing has not been the proper testing. As a result, the surgeon goes in to perform a procedure that’s not…
What Should I Know about Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral Palsy is something that often times, in the birthing process, cannot be prevented. Perhaps as many as 80% of the cases of Cerebral Palsy are unpreventable, but the other 20% are preventable. Cerebral Palsy results from lack of oxygen going to the fetus during the birthing process.…
What Should I Know about Erb’s Palsy? Erb’s Palsy is one of the palsies that may result from Medical Malpractice in the delivery of a child. The size of a child should be properly identified by the OB-GYN in charge of delivering that child to determine if a C-section should be performed. If a C-Section was not…
What Should I Know about Failure to Diagnose? Many times, Medical Malpractice arises because a doctor fails to properly diagnose an illness. Most of that means that he does not diagnose the illness at an appropriate time so that you can get the appropriate therapy before your condition gets more serious. We see that in…
What Should I Know about Medication Errors in New Jersey? When we talk about Medical Malpractice involving medication, we’re talking about several different things. A doctor can prescribe medication that does not interact well with medication you are already taking and this will happen because a doctor, in taking your history, didn’t take the appropriate…
What Should I Know about Improper Prescription Medications? Often times, we see malpractice in the administration of medications by a doctor to a patient. It’s incumbent upon a doctor to know what medications his patient is taking when he’s examining him and treating him. If a doctor doesn’t do this and he prescribes medication that…
Excessive Force during Delivery Some deliveries can be very difficult and result in birth injuries when the doctor uses excessive force in bringing the baby down the birth canal. Excessive force birth injuries not only affect the baby, but also the mother (strains, fractures, vaginal tears) and could lead to severe and serious long-term complications.…
Cerebral Palsy Resulting from Birth Injury Negligence Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affects the child’s ability to control movements such as mental retardation, impairment of speech, hearing or sight, seizures, muscle spasms or tightness, or involuntary movement. Statistics on Cerebral Palsy 5,000 children are diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy each year; Approximately 1,300…
