New Jersey Medical Malpractice Archives - Page 12 of 14

New Jersey Appellate Court Rules Root Cause Analysis Report Is Not Discoverable In Medical Malpractice Cases

May 15, 2016

In its decision filed on May 4, 2016, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“Appellate Court”) ruled that the privilege afforded by the New Jersey Patient Safety Act (“PSA”) is absolute, covering all “documents, materials, or information received by the d[...]

$11.1M New Jersey Pelvic Mesh Verdict Upheld

April 3, 2016

In its unpublished opinion filed on March 29, 2016, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey (“Appellate Court”) upheld the $11.1 million New Jersey transvaginal mesh verdict in favor of a South Dakota couple that included $3.35 million in compensatory damages and [...]

New Jersey Psychiatric Hospital Sued For Abuse

December 26, 2015

The parents of a 17-year-old incapacitated woman who is an inpatient in a New Jersey state-run psychiatric hospital have filed a lawsuit in federal court against the psychiatric hospital and some of its employees, alleging that the civil rights of their daughter were violated by their numerous ac[...]

$6M New Jersey Medical Malpractice Verdict For Missed Colon Cancer

October 27, 2015

After a two-week medical malpractice trial in New Jersey that ended on October 14, 2015, the jury returned its verdict in the amount of $6 million in favor of the family of a 62-year-old man who had died due to colon cancer. The plaintiffs alleged in their New Jersey medical malpractice lawsuit tha[...]

New Jersey Supreme Court Says Patient Cannot Sue Physician For Lack Of Mandatory Malpractice Insurance

October 2, 2015

In its decision filed on September 29, 2015, the Supreme Court of New Jersey (“New Jersey Supreme Court”) held that under N.J.S.A. 45:9-19.17, an injured patient does not have a direct cause of action against a physician who does not possess medical malpractice liability insurance or a s[...]

New Jersey VA Nursing Home Choking Death Case Settled For $1.4M

June 11, 2015

An 85-year-old World War II Navy veteran who was a resident of a nursing home operated by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs choked to death on June 10, 2012 after he was brought breakfast and left alone to eat, which was contrary to his care plan that required that he recei[...]

New Jersey $2.3M Dental Malpractice Verdict Upheld On Appeal

April 18, 2015

By its unpublished decision dated March 27, 2015, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division upheld a $2,300,035.00 verdict in a New Jersey dental malpractice case, determining that the verdict was not excessive in light of the substantial permanent injuries sustained and the medical exp[...]

New Jersey Appellate Court Orders New Trial In Medical Malpractice Case

March 24, 2015

By its written opinion approved for publication on March 17, 2015, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“Appellate Court”) ordered a new trial for the medical malpractice plaintiff, holding that the trial judge had committed reversible error when the judge prevented th[...]

New Jersey Court Approves $8M Medical Malpractice Settlement For Child’s Birth Injury

January 19, 2015

On January 8, 2015, a New Jersey state court approved a $8 million settlement for a minor child who suffered serious and permanent injuries during birth, allegedly due to medical negligence. The now 6-year-old child suffered cerebral palsy, mental retardation, disfigurement, and suffers from incon[...]

Settlement Announced For Many Stryker Defective Hip Replacement Claims

November 13, 2014

On November 3, 2014, Howmedica Osteonics Corp., a/k/a Stryker Orthopaedics (“Stryker”), entered into a settlement agreement that resolves federal claims filed in multi-district litigation venued in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota that covers 2,375 plaint[...]

New Jersey Supreme Court Considers Doctor’s Duty To Disclose Lack Of Medical Malpractice Insurance

October 30, 2014

On October 20, 2014, the New Jersey Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that may decide if New Jersey physicians are under a duty to disclose to their patients that they do not have medical malpractice insurance coverage for the procedure being performed, and whether a surgical center where[...]

New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Confidentiality Of Hospital Medical Malpractice Investigative Report

October 5, 2014

In an opinion issued on September 29, 2014, the Supreme Court of New Jersey (“New Jersey Supreme Court”) sided with a hospital that claimed that its investigative memorandum into an alleged medical malpractice occurrence was a privileged document under New Jersey’s Patient Safet[...]

« 1 … 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 »

Category: New Jersey Medical Malpractice