Medical Malpractice Blog

Serving an Affidavit of Merit in most medical malpractice suits is a prerequisite for the case to go forward. For example, in a suit against an obstetrician, a plaintiff must normally serve an Affidavit of Merit of a qualified obstetrician within 60 days of the filing of an Answer by the defendant or risk having
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Highlighted Medical Report was Inadvertently Given to the Jury In Tepper v Urdinaran, the NJ Appellate Division on 3/5/08 ruled that in a medical malpractice case alleging a delay in diagnosing a woman’s colon cancer, the inadvertent submission to the jury of a highlighted medical report not properly moved into evidence was sufficient to require
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Tort Claim Immunity Does Not Apply If Dispatcher Negligently Executed Ministerial Duties In a recent, non-medical malpractice decision, the Appellate Division ruled that a 911 operator is not immune for his/her negligent conduct in carrying out “ministerial” duties. While not a medical malpractice case, the Court’s decision in Massachi v. AHL Services, 2007 N.J. Super.
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Recent Data Supports the Use of HPV Testing Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is the abnormal growth of precancerous cells in the cervix. Most such cases remain stable or are eliminated by the host’s immune system without intervention. However a small percentage of cases progress to become cervical cancer – which is the second most common cancer
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Many Preventable and Treatable Biochemical Disorders Should Be Discovered After Birth Everyone is probably familiar with the fact that newborn infants are routinely screened for hypothyroidism. Well, not only is it routine, it is mandatory. Since 1977, hypothyroidism and, over time, a number of other potential debilitating disorders are required to be screened in all
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