Medical Malpractice

• Should Physicians be Owners of Surgical Centers?

  Karen Gatlin | December 11, 2007 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The Bergen County Superior Court of New Jersey has ruled that physicians who own surgical centers violate the Codey Act, a law which prohibits referral of patients to facilities that a physician owns. Ambulatory Care Centers and free standing surgical centers have proliferated in New Jersey, and physicians argue that such centers provide inexpensive alternatives to hospitalization; however,...

• Supreme Court Denies Medical Malpractice Case Appeal

  Chrissie Cole | November 02, 2007 9:37 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  An Elkins doctor is currently facing a $1.7 million dollar medical malpractice judgment following the Supreme Courts unanimous denial to hear his appeal.Dr. Kenneth D'Amato was sued following back surgery that left a patient legally blind in 2002.A Randolph County jury found the Doctor negligent and awarded the patient and his wife damages, last year. Lawyers for Doctor D' Amato appealed the...