Medical Malpractice Lawyers in New Jersey

If you or someone you know was injured by the carelessness of a doctor, nurse, hospital or nursing home staff, or other health care professional, you may have a medical malpractice case. If something seems wrong after a procedure, hospital stay or after other medical care was provided, do not wait. Contact a medical malpractice lawyer to help you understand your rights, preserve evidence and recover what you are due.

What is Medical Malpractice?

Medical malpractice, or negligence, is where a healthcare provider fails to follow the accepted standard of care for that profession, or fails to diagnose, or incorrectly diagnoses and obvious illness or condition, which leads to harm. Such cases include: 

    * Doctor error                   
    * Nursing error
    * Infection                    
    * Improper medication
    * Serious burns               
    * Bed sores
    * Death                       
    * Disfigurement

Who commits Malpractice?

The following healthcare providers may be held responsible for carelessness:

    * Nursing homes               
    * Hospitals
    * Nurse’s aids                   
    * Doctors
    * Therapists                   
    * Pharmacists
    * Chiropractors               
    * Emergency clinics
    * Mental health professionals           
    * Nurses

Other common types of Malpractice

Some other common types of malpractice cases include wrongful death and injury due to surgical mistakes. Some of these mistakes may be from the carelessness of members of the surgical team. These mistakes may include surgical errors in the way the surgery was performed or the way someone is prepared for surgery, such as with the wrong amount of anesthesia.

Also, a child’s injuries may come from a medical professional’s carelessness. Birth injuries, for example, may fall into this category. Obstetrical malpractice may lead to the following:

    * Brain injury                   
    * Seizures
    * Blindness                   
    * Shoulder and nerve injury
    * Cerebral palsy                
    * Birth trauma

Contact us today    

If you believe medical malpractice or carelessness might have caused you or someone harm, contact Hoffman DiMuzio for a free consultation: (856) 845-8243.

We also serve clients in Cape May County, Ocean County, Woodbury, Deptford Township, Glassboro, Washington Township, West Deptford Township, Mantua Township, Vineland, Cherry Hill, Blackwood, Gloucester Township, Franklinville, Harrison Township, Logan Township, Woolwich Township, Mullica Hill and Pennsville.

Hoffman DiMuzio
25-35 Hunter Street, P.O. Box 7
Woodbury, New Jersey  08096-7007
(Gloucester Co.)