Medical Malpractice Injury Lawsuits & Contacting a Medical Malpractice Lawyer. Every year thousands of people are injured as a result of medical malpractice in New Jersey. Medical malpractice is negligence committed by a professional health care provider; a doctor, nurse, technician, dentist, or hospital or hospital worker-whose performance of duties departs from a standard of […]
Medical Malpractice Injury Lawsuits & Contacting a Medical Malpractice Lawyer. Every year thousands of people are injured as a result of medical malpractice in New Jersey. Medical malpractice is negligence committed by a professional health care provider; a doctor, nurse, technician, dentist, or hospital or hospital worker-whose performance of duties departs from a standard of practice of those with similar training and experience, resulting in harm to a patient or patients.
Most medical malpractice cases are filed against doctors who have failed to use reasonable care to treat a loved one or yourself. The profession itself sets the standard for malpractice by its own custom and practice. Historically under the so-called “locality rule,” a doctor was required only to possess and apply the knowledge and use the skill and care that is ordinarily used by reasonably well-qualified physicians in the locality, or similar localities, in which he or she practiced. But today the trend is toward abolishing such a rule in favor of a national standard of practice. Medical malpractice cases arise under the following circumstances:
In suits against the physicians, medical malpractice liability cases most commonly occur under the following circumstances:
The personal injury attorneys at Parker Waichman LLP offer free, no-obligation case evaluations. For more information, fill out our online contact form or call 1-800-YOURLAWYER (1-800-968-7529).