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Nursing Shortages, Insufficient Staffing, and Medical Negligence: The Connection

Jan 31, 2025

Aging workers, burnout, inadequate pay, corporate cost-cutting, hostility toward providers, and the COVID-19 fallout are some of the reasons for a healthcare worker shortage pervading the United States. This means that healthcare professionals, like doctors and nurses, are in short supply in certain regions throughout the American landscape, leaving sick and injured people without vital services. Not only that, the lack of adequate staffing in hospital and medical facilities can allow for medical errors and...

$2.5 Million Settlement for Malpractice with Dental Infection

Jan 17, 2025

Did you know that dental malpractice, particularly negligence with higher-risk dental procedures such as those involving surgery, can lead to significant and irreparable harm? It is an unwelcome, albeit very serious reality for victims like one of our recent clients. After enlisting Fronzuto Law Group’s help with her dental malpractice case, our attorneys successfully secured a $2,500,000 settlement for our client, a 37-year old woman whose life was irrevocably changed by the failures of a...

Red Flags that May Signal a Negligent Hospital

Jan 6, 2025

Hospitals are the last place where negligence should occur, particularly due to the sensitivity and perilous nature of many of the conditions that bring people to these medical settings. Despite this, hospitals are indeed a place where negligence occurs, often leading to severe complications and even potentially death for those young and old. Sick and injured patients are at their most vulnerable at the hospital. Many arrive at the emergency room with life-threatening conditions, relying...

The Relevance of Substance Abuse Among Healthcare Professionals in Medical Malpractice Cases

Dec 21, 2024

Substance Abuse Occurs in Every Profession, Including Among Doctors, Nurses, and Others who work in the Medical Field, Often Leading to Severe Harm for Patients Across all professions, about 10% of full-time workers have a substance addiction, whether they abuse alcohol or drugs. However, the top three professions with the highest rates of addiction problems are food service workers, attorneys, and healthcare workers. In fact, doctors are more likely to abuse prescription drugs than patients...

Fronzuto Law Group Secures $1.1 Million Recovery for Delayed Diagnosis of Metastasizing Cancer

Dec 6, 2024

Our experienced New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys at Fronzuto Law Group recently secured a $1,100,000 million financial recovery on behalf of a woman who suffered a dramatically worsened prognosis and life-threatening harm due to delayed diagnosis of breast cancer. When a Delayed Diagnosis Becomes Dangerous This case is a classic illustration of what undiagnosed cancer can do to a person’s life and survival chances when negligent medical professionals allow such a serious disease to progress...

Comprehensive Guide to Medical Errors of Omission

Nov 23, 2024

Inside Look at a Medical Error of Omission in New Jersey Individuals come to their doctors with the hope of healing. Sometimes, a physician does everything right, and the person’s health worsens. Not all negative outcomes indicate a failure on the doctor’s part. However, sometimes physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals make mistakes in significant ways that cause detrimental effects for those counting on them for medical help, diagnosis, and treatment. Often, it is assumed...

IV Complications and Negligence Claims

Nov 8, 2024

Assessing Your Legal Options for Compensation after Negligent IV Injuries in New Jersey There are a multitude of reasons why you may receive intravenous (IV) therapy, perhaps for fluid replacement or antibiotic administration. Healthcare providers may insert an IV to address immediate life-threatening concerns, such as emergency blood transfusions, surgery, or the need for administering poison antidotes. However, an IV may also help boost a patient’s immune system or supply supplemental nutrients. An IV can...

Unique Aspects of Sports Medicine Malpractice

Oct 21, 2024

Discover the Complexities of Sports Injury Medical Negligence Lawsuits in New Jersey Both professional and everyday athletes, as well as other active individuals who do not participate in a particular sport but engage in other activities like hiking, biking, running, kick-boxing, pilates, and the many other options available to live an active lifestyle today, seek help from sports medicine doctors on a regular basis. Whether you are a weekend warrior in an ice hockey recreation...

Complications and Legal Claims Resulting from Hyponatremia Mismanagement

Oct 4, 2024

Mistakes Correcting Sodium Levels in the Blood and Your Legal Options when Hyponatremia Malpractice Causes Serious Injury It is common knowledge inside and outside of the medical profession that sodium is essential to the body’s proper functioning. However, too little or too much sodium in the blood can cause health problems, some of which are severe. As such, regulating a person’s sodium levels is essential to proper healthcare. Equally so, medical professionals must take extreme...

Understanding Podiatrist Malpractice

Sep 22, 2024

Podiatric Malpractice Attorneys Advocating for Injured Victims in New Jersey You may see a foot doctor when you have persistent pain in your feet. The podiatrist practices medicine applicable to the foot and its related components, such as the ankle, heel, or toes. In some states, a podiatrist may perform surgeries and other procedures on some or all foot parts, but the variability among states in the scope of practice for physicians in podiatry is...