Medical Malpractice | InjuryBoard Bergen County

In 2006, the Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard Risk Management Foundation studied over one thousand malpractice files from multiple insurance companies throughout the United States....

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British researchers presented findings Tuesday suggesting that disinfecting wipes used in hospitals may spread drug resistant infections. The results of the study, presented at the...

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Ads for Lasik surgery abound on television and radio, promising a lifetime of excellent vision with no need for contact lenses or glasses. Due to the prevalence of poor results and complications of...

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A central issue in the discussion of health care is how to reduce the number of patients injured by medical mistakes. The question of patient safety is often overlooked when tort reform is...

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The United States Department of Health and Human Services has established a web site which allows consumers to obtain data compiled about treatment provided at hospitals throughout the country. It...

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Doctors’ mistakes kill more people in the United States than workplace accidents and auto accidents combined. New York is departing from tolerating physicians who have a history of multiple...

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The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that a Georgia cap limiting non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases has been found unconstitutional by a Fulton County Superior Court Judge because...

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Federal guidelines issued May 7, 2008 require that doctors who treat smokers must warn their patients of the dangers of smoking as well as prescribe treatments to enable them to quit smoking....

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A new study published in April 2008 in Circulation (on line) has shown that when patients suffering heart attacks are treated at hospitals during the week, they get better and more efficient care...

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Medical malpractice lawsuits allow injured patients to receive money damages for the injuries caused by the malpractice; however, courts cannot take any action to sanction physicians who may...

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Elderly patients are at risk of falling, especially when entering an unknown residence and especially at night. Further, various medications may increase risk of falling. Does this mean that...

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An increasing number of Florida doctors are requiring patients to sign binding arbitration agreements. In fact, doctors and insurance companies throughout the country...

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The Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, Inc. ("AAC")is a non-profit organization founded in 1998 that isdedicated to helping victims, providing education,and working to prevent anesthesia awareness.Anesthesia awareness, also called intraoperativeawareness or conscious paralysis, is the phenomenonof being mentally alert while supposedly under fullgeneral anesthesia. In some instances, victims areable...

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Ninety percent of New Jersey residents would like hospitals to report adverse incidents and medical errors, such as patient falls and hospital acquired infections, to the public. One fifth of state residents have a family member who has experienced a preventable medical error, and between 44,000 and 98,000 U.S. citizens die yearly from preventable medical errors. Hospitals do supply data as to...

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Former Dallas Cowboy Ron Springs, who has been in a coma since the fall after surgery to remove a cyst, is one of 11 plaintiffs challenging Texas' medical malpractice cap in a lawsuit filed Monday.The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall, challenges the 2003 Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act, which limits awards in Texas. The lawsuit asks...

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