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November 21, 2008
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Whenever you go to a New Jersey medical professional for consultation or treatment, it is expected that the doctor, nurse, or physician will treat you with the top quality the medical profession demands. Medical malpractice is defined as a doctor's failure to exercise the degree of care and skill that a physician, surgeon, or any other medical professional would use under routine circumstances.

There are many different ways you or someone you know can be seriously injured as a result of medical malpractice. The following are several of the ways an individual can be injured or die due to medical malpractice:

 
Program Payments for Medicare Beneficiar    
 
 
1The classification of counties into urban or rural groups is based on the list of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) defined by the Office of Management and Budget. For the purpose of this table, a rural area of residence is defined as an MSA with fewer than 50,000 resident population.2The July 1 enrollment counts used to calculate fee-for-service program payments per enrollee do not include Medicare enrollees in managed care plans.| 3Excludes Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, in New Jersey
Amount in Millions 6,393
Per Person Served 6,993
Per Enrollee2 6,365
Urban program payments Amount in Millions 6,393
Urban program Per Enrollee2 6,993
Urban program Per Person Served 6,365
Rural Program Amount in Millions -4
Rural Program Person Served -4
Rural Program Per Enrollee2 -4

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Information Services: Data from the Medicare Decision Support Access Facility; data development by the Office of Research, Development, and Information.
 

Medical Malpractice is a serious issue in New Jersey hospitals and is a leading cause of wrongful death. Over 225,000 people die from medical malpractice related injuries in a single year.

There are many other ways to experience debilitating personal injuries due to medical malpractice and the negligence of New Jersey doctors, nurses, or other medical professionals. You can contact us if you have any questions pertaining to wrongful deaths, personal injuries, or medical malpractice.

 
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Drug-switching practices happen and are very dangerous
Another public-spirited drug giant, Merck, was forced to pay a settlement of $1.9 million to 17 states in 1995 for drug-switching practices involving its Medco subsidiary. Medco pharmacists, who had given excessively favorable treatment to Merck products, were thereafter required to reveal their Merck connection to their customers.

 

One of the most frequent causes of wrongful death in New Jersey is medical malpractice. Thousands die each year and this kind of wrongful death is not filed or goes unnoticed. Contact our New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers if you think a relative or someone you know in has died as a result of medical malpractice in New Jersey.

Please contact us if anyone you know has suffered from debilitating injuries due to medical malpractice in New Jersey.

The Law Firm of Lowenthal & Abrams has the experience and knowledge to help you settle your New Jersey medical malpractice issues. In addition, we have the expertise to assist you with other legal problems you may have, such as personal injury, wrongful death, birth injuries, and birth defects. Also, let us help you with your Pennsylvania disability claim and handle your work related injury issues! Visit the site at Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Lawyers.

 
New Jersey Verdicts and Settlements    
 
 
New Jersey woman injured in car accident awarded $512,500 in damages by jury (7/9/1999)
Plaintiff, Heather Truchan sustained serious personal injuries as a result of an accident that occurred on December 10, 1993, at approximately 5:35 p.m. She was driving on Cheesquake Road in Sayreville, New Jersey at the time of the accident. As she
 

 

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State Approves Sale Of Medical Malpractice Insurer
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Medical Malpractice Reform Would Curb Costs & Improve Access To Health Care
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Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance Premium Assistance Fund
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A physician who has successfully completed an ACGME-approved residency program or its equivalent in an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)-recognized specialty and has been certified by an ABMS member board

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Contact our Medical-Malpractice Attorney if you live in any of the following cities:

Absecon
Asbury Park
Atlantic City
Bayonne
Blackwood
Bloomfield
Brick
Bridgeton
Bridgewater
Clementon
Clifton
East Brunswick
East Orange
Edison
Elizabeth
Englishtown
Fort Lee
Freehold
Hackensack
Hoboken
Howell
Jackson
Jersey City
Kearny
Lakewood
Linden

Marlton
Millville
Monroe Township
Morristown
Mount Holly
Mount Laurel
New Brunswick
Newark
North Bergen
North Brunswick
Old Bridge
Passaic
Paterson
Perth Amboy
Piscataway
Plainfield
Princeton
Sewell
Somerset
Teaneck
Toms River
Trenton
Union
Vineland
Wayne

 
 
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In addition to helping you with a medical malpractice case, The Law Firm of Lowenthal & Abrams has the experience in personal injury to help you settle your injury claim! Visit the site at Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorneys. Also, The Law Firm of Lowenthal & Abrams has extensive knowledge in workers' compensation. If you have been hurt on the job, then contact Philadelphia Workers' Compensation Attorney.

 
 


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