Updates and Insights: Medical Malpractice
- How Overtreatment and Medical Malpractice Intersect in American Medicine
Sep 22, 2017
A recent study published in the Journal PLOS One examined the prevalence, motivating factors, and consequences of overtreatment in the United States from doctors’ perspectives. The physicians who participated in the study overwhelmingly cited medical malpractice lawsuits as a driving force behind overtreatment. However, unnecessary treatment is also a predominant cause of medical malpractice and undue patient harm. The aforementioned study, entitled “Overtreatment in the United States,” sought a physician’s perspective on the issue of overtreatment...Read More - The Dangers of Failure to Provide Blood Thinners
Sep 15, 2017
When Failing to Give Blood Thinner Constitutes Medical Malpractice Blood thinning medications, also known as anticoagulants or blood thinners, can be an essential tool for preventing blood clots and other life-threatening conditions. Doctors must thoroughly examine and identify patients who are at risk for forming blood clots and prescribe blood thinners when necessary. In fact, failure to provide blood thinners can be grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit if the patient suffers harm or even death...Read More - Research Shows Online Reviews for Doctors May be Misleading
Sep 8, 2017
According to a new study from researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, online rating websites may not provide the information you need when looking for a high-quality doctor. The overall message: reading reviews and ratings online provide little in the way of determining the quality of a specialist doctor. It is important to note, however, that even the most skilled physicians can make diagnostic mistakes and errors in judgment or treatment that cause...Read More - NJ Appellate Court Rules Treating Physician Cannot Testify about Standard of Care
Aug 17, 2017
In a recent medical malpractice case brought before a New Jersey Appellate Court, the three-judge panel ruled that a physician who subsequently repaired another doctor’s alleged surgical error, should not have been allowed to testify as to the standard of care in his patient’s medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who performed the original procedure. This case, Granovsky v. Chagares, involves 34-year-old New Jersey resident Alexandra Granovsky, who underwent surgery at Monmouth Medical Center to remove...Read More - Strokes and Medical Malpractice
Aug 11, 2017
Misdiagnosis and Missed Diagnosis of a Stroke Lawyers in New Jersey A stroke is a catastrophic medical event with the potential to impact the sufferer’s life for years to come. Depending on the type and severity of the stroke, the area of the brain affected, and whether or not there is timely and effective medical treatment, a stroke can cause a broad range of symptoms ranging from weakness or paralysis to speech and language problems;...Read More - Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Gave Nearly $70 Million to Doctors in New Jersey Last Year
Jul 12, 2017
Consider this: a recent report from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services revealed that pharmaceutical manufacturers gave $69 million to New Jersey doctors in 2016, a striking increase when compared with previous years. In fact, $69 million represents a 17 percent increase from 2015 and a 21 percent increase from 2014. Although pharmaceutical companies are not legally allowed to pay doctors to prescribe their drugs, they can pay for services including: speeches at conferences, lecturing at education...Read More - New Jersey Surgical Injury Lawyers Represent Victims of Surgeon Malpractice
Jun 2, 2017
Earlier this year, our team of New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Passaic County woman who suffered a serious surgical injury due to the negligence of doctor who performed an unnecessary and detrimental operative procedure. Following a foot injury, our client sought treatment from multiple physicians. She received an X-Ray and an MRI, both of which confirmed that the injury was only a strain and tendonitis. The pain continued, at which time...Read More - What is Simultaneous Surgery? Medical Malpractice Attorney Ernest Fronzuto Talks to CBS News
May 12, 2017
Medical malpractice attorney and Fronzuto Law Group founder, Ernest Fronzuto, was recently called upon as a legal resource to discuss the strikingly common and potentially dangerous practice of simultaneous surgery. CBS 2 New York reported on the issue of simultaneous, or concurrent surgery, which occurs when a surgeon is booked to perform two, or sometimes even more, surgeries at the same time. The practice of double-booking surgeries often occurs in teaching hospitals, as less experienced physicians are...Read More - What is Sepsis?
Apr 6, 2017
Sepsis: you may have heard the term before, but what is it? Sepsis is a life-threatening complication that results from infection and claims the lives of approximately 8 million people internationally each year. Sepsis can be caused by a viral, bacterial, or fungal infection that is improperly treated or allowed to progress without medical intervention. Sepsis is often described as occurring in three stages. It begins with general sepsis, which is the easiest to treat;...Read More - Surgical Error During Colonoscopy and Postoperative Negligence Leads to Wrongful Death Case
Mar 15, 2017
A colonoscopy is a relatively routine procedure. In fact, colonoscopies can serve as profoundly beneficial tools for early detection of conditions such as colon cancer. However, as with all surgeries and procedures, there are inherent risks for the patient. Worse still, when a doctor performing a colonoscopy makes an error or is negligent in some way, the results can be catastrophic, if not fatal. This scenario occurred in 67-year-old Carole Christiansen, who underwent a routine colonoscopy...Read More