Miscellaneous

• Selection of N.J. State Judges

  Donald Caminiti | May 17, 2008 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  New Jersey Lawyer FORMER JUSTICE: SENATORS TOO INFLUENTIAL ON JUDGE PICKSFormer Justice Gary S. Stein says state senators have too much power over judicial appointments and that it has lowered the...

• Laparoscopic Gall Bladder Surgery and Bile Duct Injury

  Karen Gatlin | December 27, 2007 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Bile duct injury is a risk of laparoscopic gall bladder surgery; however, the risk of injury can be minimized if the surgeon follows accepted standards of surgical procedure. A patient with acute choleycystitis is at an increased risk of bile duct injury during surgery; therefore, an intra operative cholangiogram should be performed in every case because it helps clarify anatomy. Similarly, an...

• Childhood Diseases: Need for Immunization

  Karen Gatlin | April 09, 2008 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Concerns over risks of vaccinating their children have led to some parents refusing to have the children immunized from common childhood diseases. While risk of contraction of these diseases was...

• Health Tourists

  Karen Gatlin | August 20, 2008 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  An industry known as "health tourism" is growing as more health consumers seek less expensive, as well as quality, medical care. An example is the United Arab Emirates which has embarked on a plan...

• The Truth about Medical Malpractice Claims

  Donald Caminiti | June 16, 2008 8:56 AM | 1 CommentBergen County, NJ

  Medical malpractice costs make up only a tiny fraction of total health care costs. According to a study by the Consumer Federation of America, medical malpractice costs, as a percentage of health...

• Is S Chip the Beginning of Socialized Medicine?

  Karen Gatlin | February 02, 2009 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Congress recently enacted S Chip, a program that provides medical coverage for a large percentage of American children. The legisatlion had been vetoed by Former President Bush on two occasions....

• Room Fans May reduce SIDS Risk

  Karen Gatlin | October 14, 2008 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  NBC Nightly News (10/6, story 8, 0:20, Williams) reported, There's a new study showing that the simple act of placing a fan in the room of a newborn can cut down on the chances of Sudden Infant...

• The Racial Implication of Tort Reform

  Donald Caminiti | July 30, 2008 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  The Center for Justice & Democracy (CJ&D), a nonprofit, nonpartisan consumer rights organization, today announced the publication of The Racial Implication of Tort Reform in the most recent...

• Limiting/Abolishing Punitive Damages is a Bad Idea

  Donald Caminiti | June 25, 2008 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Compensatory damages are awarded in meritorious lawsuits to compensate an injured party for his or her lost wages, pain and suffering, personal injury, loss of enjoyment of life and, in particularly...

• Victims of Negligence

  Karen Gatlin | May 12, 2008 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsBergen County, NJ

  Physicians have alleged that medical malpractice lawsuits are baseless; however, when a West Virginia doctor sustained infection, additional surgeries, and continued pain following surgery by two of...