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At Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP, our New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys have more than 30 years of combined experience and have helped past clients secure millions in damages for their civil claims, including medical malpractice claims. Contact our office today to schedule a free consultation about your medical malpractice claim in New Jersey, and we can let you know how our firm can help.

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What Is the Standard Of Care?
Types Of Medical Malpractice Claims
Proving Medical Negligence
How To File A Medical Malpractice Claim In New Jersey
How A New Jersey Medical Malpractice Attorney Can Help
Suing New Jersey Hospitals For Medical Malpractice
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When a doctor or any other medical professional fails to uphold an acceptable standard of care and causes harm to a patient, he or she commits medical malpractice. Medical injuries are now one of the leading causes of accidental death in the United States. After a medical injury, it’s important to understand what to expect from a medical malpractice lawsuit. Doctors, nurses, hospital staff and other medical professionals have a duty to provide treatment without causing harm to their patients. They accomplish this by using tested treatments and techniques approved by the medical community. If you or a loved one is the victim of malpractice, a qualified New Jersey medical malpractice attorney at Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP, can help. We handle medical malpractice cases throughout every city and county, including:

Newark
Jersey City
Trenton
Edison
Atlantic City
Paterson
Toms River
Bergen County
Middlesex County
Essex County
Hudson County
Monmouth County
Ocean County
Union County
Camden County

Call 800-726-6326 to schedule a free consultation. A knowledgeable attorney will review the specifics of your claim and let you know what kind of compensation is available to you.

What Is the Standard Of Care?

When it comes to treating specific ailments and medical conditions, the medical community reaches consensus concerning acceptable treatments based on all available research, data and treatment records to establish a standard of care for a given condition. A doctor must do everything possible to meet this standard of care and treat his or her patients using acceptable tools and techniques. If a doctor fails to meet an acceptable standard of care or uses a risky, unverified, or experimental treatment without a very compelling reason for doing so, the doctor risks harm to the patient and a subsequent medical malpractice claim. During the trial, the plaintiff’s New Jersey personal injury lawyer will likely call on expert witnesses from the medical community to testify as to whether the defendant’s actions were acceptable given the circumstances, whether the defendant met an acceptable standard of care for the given situation, and whether another similarly skilled, reasonable doctor in the same situation would have taken the same actions.

Types Of Medical Malpractice Claims

Delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis. Doctors must use a process of elimination to accurately diagnose a patient in a timely manner. Some medical conditions have similar symptoms to other conditions, and doctors must account for this to deliver accurate diagnoses.
Surgical errors. Surgeons sometimes unintentionally leave instruments inside of patients while others may cause injuries during surgeries due to a lack of experience, lack of skill or operating under the influence.
Anesthesia errors. Doctors and anesthesiologists must carefully monitor patients given anesthesia to prevent dangerous drug interactions.
Failure to warn. Patients have the right to make informed decisions about their health care, so medical professionals must carefully explain the potential risks and benefits of any suggested course of treatment.
Hospital negligence. Some medical malpractice claims will focus on the hospital, clinic or office where a patient received treatment. Some things that may lead to hospital negligence claims include poor sanitation practices, inadequate staffing, poor staff training, and hospital employee misconduct.

If you or a loved one has experienced any of the aforementioned instances of medical malpractice, speak with a seasoned New Jersey medical malpractice attorney as soon as possible.

Proving Medical Negligence

Success in a medical malpractice claim hinges on the plaintiff’s ability to prove several elements of medical negligence. First, the plaintiff must show the court that an official doctor-patient relationship existed between the plaintiff and defendant. Next, the plaintiff must show how the defendant was negligent and failed to meet an acceptable standard of care in the given situation. Finally, the plaintiff must prove that his or her damages were the result of the defendant’s negligence and not some other cause. The plaintiff may only sue if he or she suffered actual harm, measurable injury, or any other loss due to the defendant’s negligence.

How To File A Medical Malpractice Claim In New Jersey

Physicians owe a duty of care to every patient they treat. Violation of this duty of care may give rise to a viable medical malpractice claim. If you believe your health care provider committed medical malpractice, it is important to take proper steps, because the course of action you take could affect your eventual right to compensation for your injuries. It’s essential to know what constitutes a medical malpractice claim so you can effectively protect your case. Take these steps as soon as possible if you believe a health care provider committed professional negligence:

DISCUSS YOUR CASE WITH A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWYER

Medical malpractice, by its very nature, involves complex matters of law. Claims of professional negligence almost always require the assistance of an attorney. You will also put yourself in a better position to receive compensation from a claim. Contacting a New Jersey medical malpractice attorney is vital for several reasons:

Statute of limitations. The state of New Jersey has a unique statute of limitations that applies to a medical malpractice claim. If you fail to file a claim within the deadline, you could lose your right to compensation. In some cases, the clock for medical malpractice begins on the date the professional negligence occurs; in others, it may not begin until the date in which you may have reasonably discovered the injury. In either case, it’s essential to protect your right to compensation by contacting an attorney as soon as possible.
Strict procedure. Professional negligence claims such as medical malpractice may require certain pretrial motions and procedures. Failure to follow these requirements could lead to an outright dismissal of your case, even if a provider seems clearly liable for an injury.
Attorneys are familiar with the negotiating tactics insurance companies use to intimidate victims of professional negligence into settling for less than what their claims are worth. Our New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers will represent your rights and demand maximum compensation for your tangible and intangible losses.
Medical malpractice attorneys use a professional network of contacts to gather evidence and eyewitness testimonies that bolster your case. These depositions are often key aspects of proving a provider violated a duty of care.

SECURE COPIES OF YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS

Request copies of all your medical records to protect your professional negligence claim. These will likely contain valuable evidence that can establish medical malpractice and can hold your provider accountable for his or her actions (or lack thereof).

Access to medical records falls under the purview of strict privacy and patient protection laws. You will have to sign a medical release to provide an attorney access to your medical records, which is a process that can take time. You can get a jump on this process by requesting the records as soon as you suspect medical malpractice. Our firm offers a free initial consultation, which provides all prospective clients a review of their legal options. If possible, we suggest bringing your medical records to your appointment so we can get a better idea of your case and determine if you have viable grounds for a professional negligence claim.

CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY OR HOSPITAL

Before filing a formal medical malpractice claim, you and your New Jersey medical malpractice attorney will most likely draft a demand letter, which goes directly to the party that committed malpractice. In many cases, this demand letter will spur action from the defendant, who may wish to settle the matter out of the court system. Negotiating directly with defendants and their insurance companies can be a preferable alternative to trial because it gets victims access to the compensation they need sooner.

How A New Jersey Medical Malpractice Attorney Can Help

Matters of professional negligence require the experience and guidance of a lawyer. Medical malpractice claims generally involve high-damage amounts, given the high cost of health care in the United States. If you’ve experienced the ill effects of medical malpractice, you likely have extensive medical bills and suffer a decrease in your quality of life. Seeking commensurate compensation for these losses demands the experience of an attorney with knowledge of local medical malpractice law. Learn how a medical malpractice attorney in New Jersey can help you with your case.

WHY CHOOSE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY?

Not all attorneys have the relevant experience and knowledge required to settle or litigate claims pertaining to professional negligence. If you’re looking to gain compensation for your medical bills, lost wages and other losses, you need an attorney who specifically practices medical malpractice law within the state.

It can be helpful to compare your approach to choosing an attorney to that of selecting a medical specialist. Heart treatments, for example, require the care of a cardiologist, rather than a general practitioner. In the same way, seek out attorneys who specialize in the area of medical malpractice and professional negligence. Don’t hire an attorney who does not have specific experience; choose someone who is familiar with the processes inherent in these types of cases.

In addition to experience, hiring a New Jersey medical malpractice lawyer to represent your interests is important because:

These cases involve complicated matters of medicine and law. A medical malpractice attorney is familiar with how the health care system works and has a network of professional contacts that can help establish the necessary components of professional negligence across a variety of specialties.
An attorney with a demonstrated track record of success in other medical malpractice cases is more likely to garner respect from the defendant, which will cause insurance companies to take your claim more seriously.
Medical malpractice attorneys can spend years developing relationships with other professionals who provide eyewitness testimony to aid in your case. These depositions often can make or break your medical malpractice claim by illustrating how a medical professional deviated from an established standard of care.

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEYS WORK ON A CONTINGENCY FEE BASIS

Victims of medical malpractice generally encounter high medical bills and can often be sidelined from their ability to work. This results in mounting financial burden that can disable or discourage a victim from seeking professional representation. At Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP, we believe everyone should have access to quality legal representation. That’s why we offer our medical malpractice services on a contingency-fee basis. In short, this means you will not owe any attorney’s fees while your case is pending. In fact, you won’t owe any fees at all unless we win a settlement or court judgment for your case.

Suing New Jersey Hospitals For Medical Malpractice

If you or somebody you love experienced medical malpractice at any of the following hospitals, get in touch with a New Jersey medical malpractice attorney to learn your legal options. These hospitals include, but are not limited to:

ATLANTIC	AtlantiCare – City Division	1925 Pacific Av	Atlantic City	NJ	08401
ATLANTIC	AtlantiCare – Mainland Division	Jimmie Leeds Road	Pomona	NJ	08240
ATLANTIC	Shore Memorial Hospital	1 E New York Av	Somers Point	NJ	08244
ATLANTIC	AtlantiCare regional Medical Center – SED, Hammonton	219 N. White Horse Pike	Hammonton	NJ	08037
BERGEN	Bergen Regional Medical Center	230 E Ridgewood Av	Paramus	NJ	07652
BERGEN	Englewood Hospital & Medical Center	350 Engle St	Englewood	NJ	07631
BERGEN	Hackensack University Medical Center	30 Prospect Av	Hackensack	NJ	07601
BERGEN	Holy Name Hospital	718 Teaneck Rd	Teaneck	NJ	07666
BERGEN	HUMC at Pascack Valley, Westwood	250 Old Hook Rd	Westwood	NJ	07675
BERGEN	Valley Hospital	223 N Van Dien Av	Ridgewood	NJ	07450
BURLINGTON	Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County	218-A Sunset Rd	Willingboro	NJ	08046
BURLINGTON	Virtua Memorial Hospital Burlington County	175 Madison Av	Mt. Holly	NJ	08060
BURLINGTON	Virtua West Jersey Hospital Marlton	90 Brick Road	Marlton	NJ	08053
BURLINGTON	Lourdes Medical Center at Deborah	200 Trenton Rd	Browns Mills	NJ	08015
CAMDEN	Cooper University Hospital	1 Cooper Plaza	Camden	NJ	08103
CAMDEN	Kennedy Memorial Hospital – Cherry Hill	2201 Chapel Av West	Cherry Hill	NJ	08002
CAMDEN	Kennedy Memorial Hospital – Stratford	18 E Laurel Rd	Stratford	NJ	08084
CAMDEN	Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center	1600 Haddon Av	Camden	NJ	08103
CAMDEN	Virtua West Jersey Hospital Berlin (SED)	100 Townsend Av	Berlin	NJ	08009
CAMDEN	Virtua West Jersey Hospital Camden (SED)	1000 Atlantic Avenue	Camden	NJ	08104
CAMDEN	Virtua West Jersey Hospital Voorhees	200 Bowman Drive	Voorhees	NJ	08043
CAPE MAY	Cape Regional Medical Center	2 Stone Harbor Blvd	Cape May Court House	NJ	08210
CUMBERLAND	Inspira Medical Center, Vineland	1505 W Sherman Av	Vineland	NJ	08360
ESSEX	RWJ Barnabas Clara Maass Medical Center	1 Clara Maass Dr.	Belleville	NJ	07109
ESSEX	East Orange General Hospital	300 Central Av	East Orange	NJ	07018
ESSEX	HUMC – Mountainside, Montclair	1 Bay Av	Montclair	NJ	07042
ESSEX	RWJ Barnabas Health – Newark Beth Israel Med Center	201 Lyons Av	Newark	NJ	07112
ESSEX	RWJ Barnabas Health – St. Barnabas Medical Center	94 Old Short Hills Rd	Livingston	NJ	07039
ESSEX	Trinity Health – St. Michael’s Medical Center	268 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	Newark	NJ	07102
ESSEX	UMDNJ – University Hospital	150 Bergen St	Newark	NJ	07103
ESSEX	Veterans Admin. Medical Center	385 Tremont Ave.	East Orange	NJ	07018
GLOUCESTER	Kennedy Memorial Hospital – Washington Twp.	435 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road	Turnersville	NJ	08012
GLOUCESTER	Inspira Medical Center	509 N Broad St	Woodbury	NJ	08096
HUDSON	CarePoint Health – Bayonne Medical Center	29 E 29th St	Bayonne	NJ	07002
HUDSON	CarePoint Health – Christ Hospital	176 Palisade Av	Jersey City	NJ	07306
HUDSON	CarePoint Health – Hoboken University Medical Center	308 Willow Ave.	Hoboken	NJ	07030
HUDSON	RWJ Barnabas Health – Jersey City Medical Center	50 Baldwin Av	Jersey City	NJ	07304
HUDSON	Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center	55 Meadowlands Parkway	Secaucus	NJ	07094
HUDSON	Hackensack University Health Network – HUMC – Palisades	7600 River Rd	North Bergen	NJ	07047
HUNTERDON	Hunterdon Medical Center	2100 Wescott Dr	Flemington	NJ	08822
MERCER	Capital Health – Capital Health Regional Medical Center	750 Brunswick Av	Trenton	NJ	08638
MERCER	Capital Health – Capital Health Medical Center Hopewell	1 Capital Way	Pennington	NJ	08534
MERCER	RWJ Barnabas Health – RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton	1 Hamilton Health Pl	Hamilton Square	NJ	08690
MERCER	Trinity Health – St. Francis Medical Center	601 Hamilton Av	Trenton	NJ	08629
MIDDLESEX	JFK Health – JFK Medical Center	65 James St	Edison	NJ	08820
MIDDLESEX	Meridian Health – Raritan Bay Medical Center	1 Hospital Plaza	Old Bridge	NJ	08857
MIDDLESEX	Meridian Health – Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy	530 New Brunswick Av	Perth Amboy	NJ	08861
MIDDLESEX	RWJ Barnabas Health – RWJ University Hospital	1 Robert Wood Johnson Place	New Brunswick	NJ	08901
MIDDLESEX	St. Peter’s Health Care System – SPU Hospital	254 Easton Av	New Brunswick	NJ	08901
MIDDLESEX	UMC of Princeton at Plainsboro	1 Plainsboro Rd	Plainsboro	NJ	08536
MONMOUTH	Meridian Health Bayshore Community Hospital	727 N Beers St	Holmdel	NJ	07733
MONMOUTH	CentraState Healthcare System	901 W Main St	Freehold	NJ	07728
MONMOUTH	Merdian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center	1945 State Route 33 West	Neptune	NJ	07753
MONMOUTH	Merdian Health – Monmouth Medical Center	300 2nd Av	Long Branch	NJ	07740
MONMOUTH	Merdian Health – Riverview Medical Center	1 Riverview Plaza	Red Bank	NJ	07701
MORRIS	Atlantic Health System – Chilton Medical Center	97 West Parkway	Pompton Plains	NJ	07444
MORRIS	Atlantic Health System – Morristown Medical Center	100 Madison Av	Morristown	NJ	07960
MORRIS	Saint Clare’s Health System – St. Clare’s Hospital	25 N Pocono Rd	Denville	NJ	07834
MORRIS	Saint Clare’s Health System – St. Clare’s Hospital	400 W Blackwell St	Dover	NJ	07801
OCEAN	RWJ Barnabas Health – Community Medical Center	99 State Route 37 West	Toms River	NJ	08755
OCEAN	RWJ Barnabas Health – Monmouth Medical Center South	600 River Av	Lakewood	NJ	08701
OCEAN	Meridian Health – Ocean Medical Center,	425 Jack Martin Blvd	Brick	NJ	08724
OCEAN	Meridian Health – Southern Ocean Medical Center	1140 West Bay Av	Manahawkin	NJ	08050
PASSAIC	St. Joseph’s Healthcare System – St. Josephs Regional MC	703 Main St	Paterson	NJ	07503
PASSAIC	St. Joseph’s Healthcare System – St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital	224 Hamburg Turnpike	Wayne	NJ	07470
PASSAIC	St. Mary’s General Hospital	350 Boulevard	Passaic	NJ	07055
SALEM	Inspira Health Network – Inspira Medical Center	2 W Front Street	Elmer	NJ	08318
SALEM	The Memorial Hospital of Salem County	310 Woodstown Rd	Salem	NJ	08079
SOMERSET	RWJ Barnabas Health – RWJ University Hospital Somerset	110 Rehill Av	Somerville	NJ	08876
SUSSEX	Atlantic Health System – Newton Medical Center	175 High St	Newton	NJ	07860
SUSSEX	Prime Healthcare – Saint Clare’s Health Center at Sussex	20 Walnut St	Sussex	NJ	07461
UNION	Atlantic Health System – Overlook Medical Center	99 Beauvoir Av	Summit	NJ	07901
UNION	RWJ Barnabas Health – RWJU Hospital at Rahway	865 Stone St	Rahway	NJ	07065
UNION	Trinitas Health – Trinitas Regional Medical Center	225 Williamson St	Elizabeth	NJ	07202
WARREN	Atlantic Health System – Hackettstown Medical Center	651 Willow Grove	Hackettstown	NJ	07840
WARREN	St. Luke’s Hospital – Warren Campus	185 Roseberry Street	Phillipsburg	NJ	08865

Consult A Skilled New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyer Today

Plaintiffs in medical malpractice claims can secure compensation for their medical expenses, pain and suffering, and lost income following an incident of malpractice. Plaintiffs may also secure survivor benefits after losing a loved one to medical malpractice. At Meirowitz & Wasserberg, LLP, our New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys have more than 30 years of combined experience and have helped past clients secure millions in damages for their civil claims, including medical malpractice claims. Contact our office today to schedule a free consultation about your medical malpractice claim in New Jersey, and we can let you know how our firm can help.

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