Medical malpractice news for the New Jersey area. See some of the latest news about medical malpractice cases and other useful information about what you should do if you have had problems with a doctor, dentist or hospital and are looking to seek legal representation.
MEDICAL ATTORNEY SUES SURGEON A medical attorney sues a surgeon for failing to get informed consent from a patient for a vaginal operation that pierced the patient’s rectum by mistake. A summary of a ruling in a case filed by a medical attorney: Anthony Quartell, M.D., performed rectocele repair surgery on a woman we’ll call Vivian. Read More
MAN CLAIMS EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AFTER BRINGING DAUGHTER TO ER Medical malpractice lawyers normally assert claims that their clients were injured by a botched medical procedure. Or maybe by a failure to diagnose a disease on time. But there are other types of claims that malpractice lawyers bring. Here is a summary of a court decision Read More
A medical malpractice attorney hired by Mr. Richard Carr filed a lawsuit. The lawyer filed the case for Carr and the estate of Daphne Essington, who was dead. The medical malpractice attorney claimed that Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (OLOL), Dr. William Hasbun and Dr. Marshall Lauer committed medical malpractice against Ms. Essington. The Read More
Dental Malpractice Attorney Wins Appeal And Gains New Trial For Client A recent dental malpractice attorney case Walter Martinez’ dental malpractice attorney appealed after a jury returned a verdict of no malpractice in favor of Nancy Herbst, a dental surgeon. The dental malpractice attorney filed a court complaint against Herbst in April 2010. The dental malpractice attorney claimed that Read More
Surgeon Seemingly Makes Admission But the judge doesn’t let the jury hear about it and a medical attorney in New Jersey wins the new trial. An actual medical attorney case in New Jersey that was recently decided: Mrs. Frances Parker sued her late husband’s surgeon, John W. Poole, M.D., for medical malpractice. Mr. Parker was diagnosed with colon Read More
Medical Lawyer Must Consider Type Of Hospital Being Sued Damages are limited if a hospital is a non-profit. No such limit applies to for-profit facilities. A medical lawyer bringing a case against a hospital must consider the type of hospital involved. Is it a for-profit hospital? Is it a nonprofit? Or is it a charity? You see, Read More
One of the main decisions that a NJ malpractice lawyer must make is whom to sue. A patient who suffered from medical malpractice was likely not just treated by one doctor. Rather, there were probably many other medical providers involved. For example, nurses, other doctors, a hospital, laboratories, etc. All may have contributed to the Read More
Medical malpractice lawyers evaluate potential cases. For there to be medical malpractice, the doctor must have failed to adhere to the accepted medical standard of care. Or the doctor must have failed to give the patient enough information to give informed consent. But sometimes medical malpractice lawyers must prove more. Say a doctor claims that there were multiple ways Read More
A NJ malpractice attorney is often confronted at the outset of a case with a puzzle. It may be clear that his client has been the victim of medical malpractice. But it is not always clear exactly who caused the malpractice. This becomes a major issue for the medical malpractice attorney as time passes. There is Read More
Dentist Objects to Injured Patient Calling Him Incompetent A dental malpractice lawyer generally must hire a dentist to testify against the dentist he is suing. The dentist that the dental malpractice lawyer hires will explain to the jury how the dentist on trial committed malpractice. Unless the victim’s attorney hires this dental expert witness, he Read More
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