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Steps to Secure Your Medical Records for a Malpractice Lawsuit in New Jersey

Sep 6, 2024

A healthcare provider whose negligence injures you may be held accountable through legal proceedings in New Jersey and required to compensate you for the resulting financial and emotional losses. However, you cannot obtain compensation without proof of medical malpractice. You must support your compensation demand with medical records that show the timing, cause, and nature of your injuries and the costs associated with diagnosing and treating them. They hold your medical history, treatment, and care...

Dysphagia as a Result of Medical Practitioner Mistakes

Aug 24, 2024

Impaired Swallowing and Eating Abilities May be a Sign of Another Condition Resulting from Errors by a Healthcare Provider in NJ When an older adult or child has trouble swallowing, a doctor may diagnose dysphagia. Most often found in senior adults, dysphagia is a painful condition that may inhibit or prevent swallowing and can be a serious health hazard. Though seniors suffer from dysphagia more than other groups, anyone can have it. In fact, it...

The Dangerous Consequences of Undetected Sarcoma

Aug 9, 2024

New Jersey Sarcoma Misdiagnosis Lawyers The human body consists mainly of skin, blood vessels, ligaments, tendons, nerves, muscles, fat, cartilage, and bones. These components are held together by connective tissue. When cancer strikes the connective tissue, you may have one of the more than 100 distinct types of bone or tissue sarcoma. While relatively rare, sarcoma still affects thousands of individuals in the United States annually. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be...

The Most Common Dialysis Errors

Jul 26, 2024

Medical Negligence in Dialysis Treatment: Actionable Claims for Kidney Dialysis Mistakes in New Jersey When your diagnosis is End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), you may have a medical recommendation for dialysis. In addition, nephrologists prescribe dialysis for chronic kidney disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and some kidney injuries. Kidney failure requires dialysis to perform the function of the kidneys, like balancing necessary elements (sodium, iron, calcium, and potassium) in the body and removing waste and excess...

The Predictive Value of Prior Medical Malpractice Payouts to Determine Future Claims Against Doctors

Jul 13, 2024

Exploring the Odds of New Medical Malpractice Allegations Against Physicians with a History of Paid Claims A physician may face one medical malpractice lawsuit and believe that the incident is a one-time occurrence. After settling the claim, they may vow to be more careful to avoid another situation leading to negligence allegations moving forward. If you knew a doctor had a history of medical malpractice claim payouts, you may be reluctant to seek medical care...

Determining a Medical Malpractice Settlement Amount in NJ

Jun 28, 2024

Medical malpractice can occur in a myriad of ways. The fundamental premise in these cases involves physicians, hospitals, medical facilities, or other healthcare professionals providing substandard care that causes victims injuries. Typically, physicians, nurses, lab technicians, and other healthcare staff make unacceptable errors regarding diagnosis, laboratory test results, surgery, medication, aftercare, hospital (or other medical facility) discharge, and omissions or inaction, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment or further complications. Just as there are many...

Filing a Lawsuit for Tepezza-Related Hearing Loss

Jun 7, 2024

Current Status of Tepezza Litigation – Class Action Lawsuit for Tepezza Numerous lawsuits against Horizon Therapeutics, the makers of Tepezza, are currently coordinated in multidistrict litigation (MDL) in federal court. The class action lawsuits arise from the drug’s connection to detrimental side effects, which include hearing loss, deafness, and tinnitus. The link between Tepezza and these serious injuries in individuals receiving treatment for thyroid eye disease has resulted in injured parties nationwide filing for damages. If...

Medical Malpractice with Bariatric Surgery

May 24, 2024

Gastric Bypass Surgery Malpractice Attorneys in New Jersey With nearly one-third of the adult population in the United States overweight or obese, it is no wonder that gastric bypass surgery is a standard procedure in hospitals across the nation. Individuals seeking weight loss undergo gastric bypass surgery, or stomach stapling, to help them with weight management that may otherwise be negatively impacting their health. The surgery involves reducing the stomach and connecting what remains to the intestines...

Determining if You May be Eligible for Compensation in an Ozempic Lawsuit

May 10, 2024

Pending Litigation for Ozempic Complications and What it Could Mean for You Since its 2017 debut, Ozempic, a diabetes and weight loss drug, has attracted millions of innocent users. The semaglutide injectable is a prescription drug for Type 2 diabetics, but weight loss seekers also use the drug to regulate their sugar levels and manage their diets, though it is not FDA-approved for weight loss. Doctors prescribe the medication to help stabilize Type 2 diabetes...

Top 7 Questions about C-Section Negligence Claims

May 3, 2024

Cesarean birth typically occurs in an emergency when conditions require an expedited delivery to protect the lives of the mother and baby. Many other circumstances may require c-sections, particularly when the profile or conditions of the mom or baby necessitate a scheduled cesarean delivery. In either case, a c-section is a procedure demanding skill and critical timing. When that timing is off or medical errors occur in the course of the procedure, mothers and babies can...