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  • New Jersey Nurse Under Fire After Allegedly Reusing Syringes During Flu Shots

    Oct 9, 2015

    An unidentified New Jersey nurse is currently under fire after allegedly reusing syringes while administering flu vaccines to patients at a West Windsor pharmaceutical company. The nurse, whose identity remains undisclosed, voluntarily surrendered her license and is temporarily suspended pending a final determination by the New Jersey Board of Nursing. According to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, the nurse administered flu shots to 67 patients at Otsuka Pharmaceutical in West Windsor on Wednesday, September 30th...
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  • New Jersey Supreme Court Makes Landmark Decision Regarding Doctors with Insufficient Medical Malpractice Insurance Coverage

    Oct 1, 2015

    Can You Sue an Uninsured Doctor in NJ? In a landmark decision made by the New Jersey Supreme Court recently, justices barred medical malpractice victims from bringing direct cause of action lawsuits against physicians who treat them without adequate medical malpractice insurance. Further, the Court ruled that a physician’s failure to inform a patient of his or her lack of insurance does not represent a violation of the informed consent doctrine. Although this two-fold decision spells significant implications for victims...
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  • Fatal Error Sees Doctors Puncture Mans Colon During Testing

    Jul 23, 2015

    An unfortunate case of medical malpractice left the patient dead and the patient’s closest living family member, his grandmother, taking legal action against the medical team responsible for the fatal error. The incident occurred when the young man went in to get some testing done on his intestines. He had complained of digestive issues and pain in his abdomen. What doctors found was a bowel obstruction, one that was caused by a malignant tumor. But...
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  • Are There Viable Defense Strategies To Medical Malpractice Claims

    Jul 15, 2015

    Medical malpractice claims may seem straightforward. A patient was harmed because of negligence on the part of a medical professional, thus the medical professional musts pay for his or her substandard care. That’s the way it should seemingly go. But the world of law is complex, and nothing is as straightforward as it seems. Today, let’s take a look at some legitimate defense claims that a doctor could make to deflect liability or nullify a...
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  • The Perils Of Doctors Showing Up With The Flu

    Jul 12, 2015

    How would you feel if you went to get the tires on your car changed, and the mechanic who worked on it jammed some nails into your new tires? Or what if you went grocery shopping, and as you walked out of the store with your bags a store employee came up and knocked them out of your hands, ruining the groceries you just purchased? These may not exactly be the best comparisons to a...
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  • Surgical Errors Hurt People Physically Mentally And Emotionally

    Jul 8, 2015

    Imagine that physical labor came to define you as a person. You loved the work, and the work fit who you are as a person. Being able to work hard and accomplish your goals in this setting gave you tremendous pride and satisfaction. This work, though, is predicated on the fact that you are healthy and physically able to perform certain distinct functions. So what would happen to this person if they were to suffer...
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  • Medical Staff Insults Berates Sedated Patient

    Jun 26, 2015

    A shocking medical malpractice case was revealed recently, and the “shock” has nothing to do with a medical error or a terrible mistake that caused physical or medical harm to the patient. Instead, the allegations involved in this case revolve around disparaging and insulting comments that an anesthesiologist and numerous other medical professionals made to, and about, the patient while he was sedated for a colonoscopy. So how did these insults become part of public...
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  • Timing Plays A Huge Role In Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

    Jun 18, 2015

    The statute of limitations is a common idea in the world of law. Many people associate the statute of limitations with criminal cases. You commonly hear people discuss whether or not the police and prosecutors will catch their suspect before the statute of limitations runs out on the crime he or she committed. The statute of limitations is basically a window of time that the prosecutors have to file charges against someone after they have...
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  • What Is Doctor Patient Confidentiality And How Does It Work

    Jun 11, 2015

    When it comes to medical malpractice, it is completely understandable for you to immediately think about the horrible mistakes that some medical professionals make during procedures or treatment; or the terrible conditions that some patients have to deal with as a result of those mistakes. While these circumstances make up vast amount of medical malpractice lawsuits, there are also plenty of situations where doctor-patient confidentiality plays a role in such a lawsuit. What is doctor-patient...
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  • Study Sheds Light On Preventable Medical Errors In Pediatrics

    Jun 5, 2015

    Understanding Preventable Medical Errors in Pediatric Care In a sense, medical errors seem like they shouldn’t happen. We’re talking about highly-trained and incredibly intelligent people who are performing tasks that few people in the world are able to perform. Given our ability to learn from mistakes and our penchant for improving our technology and tools to the point that things get better, and not worse, it would seem that medical errors shouldn’t happen that often...
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