Category: Medical Malpractice News

Here’s a summary of an important medical error case. Dr. Hyeun Park was Seoung Ouk Cho’s cardiologist. On April 23, 2009, Dr. Park examined Cho. Cho complained of chest pain and had an abnormal EKG.  Dr. Park admitted Cho to Trinitas Regional Medical Center. John H. Shao, M.D. performed a heart catheterization and an angioplasty Read More

Personal Injury Statute Of Limitations Sets Deadline Personal injury statute of limitations sets deadline for how long accident victims have to sue. State farm insurance accused of lulling a man into missing deadline. What is a personal injury statute of limitations? Say your car was rear-ended. Or you were bitten by a dog. Or you slipped Read More

WHAT IS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE? A medical malpractice case does not depend on the patient’s outcome. Medicine is not an exact science. Even when a medical professional complies with accepted medical standards, a patient may suffer a poor outcome. Rather, medical malpractice occurs when a medical professional departs from standard practice in his or her field. Read More

NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT DECIDES MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM   The New Jersey Supreme Court decides on a medical malpractice claim where the doctor failed to maintain required insurance. By law, New Jersey doctors must maintain at least $1 million per occurrence, and $3 million per policy year, in medical malpractice claim insurance. In the alternative, a Read More

SCULPTRA MEDICAL DEVICE TREATS LOSS OF FACIAL FAT AND WRINKLES Sculptra medical device that treats loss of facial fat and wrinkles patient sues the manufacturer, claiming a defect injured her. Sculptra is a substance that is injected into a patient. It is considered a Class III medical device. It was approved by the Food and Drug Read More

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE EXPERT WITNESS ISSUE RESOLVED A Medical malpractice case expert witness issue was resolved by the New Jersey appeals court. The Victim’s lawyer failed to make a necessary objection that shows the importance of hiring an experienced attorney. In order to win a medical malpractice case, the victim generally must prove that the accused Read More

Medical malpractice attorneys have to prove that the physician whom their client accuses of having committed malpractice actually made a mistake. But medical malpractice attorneys also have to satisfy many other legal requirements to successfully represent their clients. A recent New Jersey appeals court decision illustrates these points. Mr. Medina accused several eye doctors of committing Read More

SURGEON ALLEGEDLY FAILS TO GET INFORMED CONSENT FROM PATIENT In a medical error lawyer case, a surgeon allegedly fails to get informed consent from the patient for a vaginal operation that pierced the patient’s rectum. Continued from my last post, here’s the conclusion of the medical error lawyer case that I have been discussing in my last Read More

MEDICAL MISTAKE A SURGEON ALLEGEDLY FAILS TO GET INFORMED CONSENT In a medical mistake case a surgeon allegedly fails to get informed consent from patient for vaginal operation that pierced the patient’s rectum. A summary of a medical mistake case, continued from my last post. During rectocele repair surgery, a New Jersey surgeon, Dr. Quartell, accidentally Read More

SURGEON ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO GET INFORMED CONSENT FROM PATIENT In a recent medical error case, a surgeon allegedly failed to get informed consent from the patient for a vaginal operation that pierced the patient’s rectum by mistake. Continued from my last post. During rectocele repair surgery, a New Jersey surgeon, Dr. Quartell, accidentally tore the Read More