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- How do You Know if You Have a Wrongful Birth Claim?
Jun 9, 2023
Determining if You May be Eligible for Compensation for Wrongful Birth/Wrongful Life in New Jersey The pregnancy and birth experience can be a beautiful time for a mother and partner, but it can also be challenging. An obstetrician and prenatal care team are there to support the mother and baby by providing accurate and timely checkups and tests to ensure that the pregnancy is progressing healthfully. So what happens if an obstetrician does not provide...Read More - Most Frequent Hematologist Errors and Potential Complications
May 26, 2023
How to Identify Hematologist Negligence in New Jersey Hematologists are blood doctors. They specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of all diseases, disorders, and conditions relating to blood, such as anemia or lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. If you have blood infections, hemophilia, malaria, blood clotting deficiencies, high blood pressure, myeloma, or any condition that is caused or affected by the blood and its varying components, you may find yourself in a hematologist’s office...Read More - Types of Aneurysms and Related Lawsuits in NJ
Apr 30, 2023
Misdiagnosis, Failure to Diagnose, and Improper Treatment for any Type of Aneurysm May Mean You Are Eligible for Compensation in New Jersey An aneurysm is one of the many consequences of high blood pressure. According to the American Heart Association, an aneurysm is a bulging, weakened blood vessel wall that abnormally widens the blood vessel by one-half or more of its average size. Typically, an aneurysm appears in an artery. Anyone can have one, but they are...Read More - Prenatal Heart Problems
Apr 15, 2023
Cardiovascular Diseases and Other Conditions may Affect Mothers during Pregnancy. If Undiagnosed or Improperly Managed by Medical Providers, Maternal Heart Issues can Have Damaging Consequences. Many people consider heart disease a problem associated with aging, as the heart grows weaker after decades of lifestyle stressors. However, heart disease affects people of all ages and may even develop during pregnancy. When pregnant women experience cardiovascular disease during pregnancy, whether for the first time or as a...Read More - Prevalent Causes for Allergist Malpractice
Mar 31, 2023
Failure to Follow the Standard of Care can Make Allergists Subject to Medical Malpractice Claims in New Jersey An allergist, sometimes called an immunologist, is a medical specialist expert in allergies, immunological problems, and asthma. To become an allergy specialist, doctors must spend many years educating themselves and training in the field. After medical school, they train for three more years in the field of pediatrics or internal medicine and then take the American Board...Read More - Medical Errors and Claims for Necrotizing Fasciitis in New Jersey
Mar 4, 2023
Necrotizing fasciitis, the flesh-eating disease, is a rare bacterial infection that can lead to serious health issues. Necrosis is the death of organ or tissue cells due to several causes, so necrotizing is the dying of cells in organs or tissue. Fascia is the tissue that surrounds muscles, bones, vessels, and organs and holds them in place. Fasciitis is inflammation of the fascia. Thus, necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening disease that starts as an infection...Read More - Premature Hospital Discharge: What it is and When You can File a Lawsuit
Feb 17, 2023
Being Discharged Early from the Hospital is Common, but in Some Cases, Wrongful Discharge can Lead to Serious Complications Of course, not all early discharges are considered medical malpractice. Sometimes a doctor discharges a patient because they seem stable enough to leave the hospital. And yet, the physician may be liable when they release a patient that is still suffering symptoms or has an undiagnosed condition. A premature hospital discharge may cause complications from an...Read More - Understanding Fever Errors
Feb 3, 2023
New Jersey Fever Error Attorneys Most people consider fevers as signs of sickness like the flu. However, there are many potential causes of fevers and some may require urgent medical attention. Although fevers often accompany other diseases, sometimes they result from medical errors. Due to the prevalence of fevers in everyday life, you may wonder if and when medical errors with a fever are a just cause for legal action against medical professionals and facilities...Read More - What is Loss of Enjoyment of Life in a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?
Jan 20, 2023
After a medical malpractice injury, you may suffer physical pain due to sprains, fractures, cuts, infections, bleeding, and even permanent disability, as well as emotional pain due to overwhelming losses. When your life changes radically due to a medical professional’s carelessness or recklessness, you may lose your sense of joy, purpose, and well-being. Activities you once enjoyed are lost to you, temporarily or permanently, an irreparable loss throughout your life. Loss of life’s enjoyment resulting...Read More - Loss of Companionship and Consortium in a Medical Malpractice Case
Jan 6, 2023
New Jersey allows loved ones of medical malpractice victims to pursue compensation for the toll that their family member’s injuries or death has taken on their relationship and their household. The stresses of caretaking and lost support from your spouse can take an enormous toll on your relationship. Your relationship may suffer when your loved one sustains injuries or dies from a medical professional’s or facility’s negligence. When the damages from a medical malpractice incident...Read More