Blog Posts in January, 2014

Opera singer says botched episiotomy ruined her career

New Jersey readers may be interested to know about a woman who claims that a mid-wife performed an episiotomy without consent and botched the procedure. The medical malpractice suit filed on behalf of the plaintiff claims the new mother now has excessive flatulence and periodic stool leakage that has caused her to put her opera career on hold. Hospital records indicate that the Certified ...

Lawsuit claims cardiologist walked out mid-surgery

New Jersey residents may be interested in a medical malpractice lawsuit that was filed by the family of a man who is now in a vegetative state. The 72-year-old man was reportedly active and in good health before he began to suffer from chest pains. After visiting an emergency room in California, the man learned that he had a heart defect and was scheduled for surgery. According to the lawsuit, ...

Doctors support robotic surgeries

People of all ages in Woodbridge, New Jersey, may be affected by the massive recall announced by Intuitive Surgical Inc. towards the end of 2013. The predominant fear for most parties affected centers on the increased likelihood and implications of a medical malpractice case if one of the robotic surgical systems ever does go haywire. A surgeon at Mercy Medical Center likens the robotic da Vinci ...

Do New Jersey malls provide adequate security?

In the past, malls across America have made attempts to beef up security by installing cameras and increasing the number of security officers on duty. However, recent news of terrorist attacks, deadly carjackings and fatal shootings at malls around the world have resulted in a renewed interest in mall security and premises liability. A former Newark police officer who previously was in charge of ...