PATIENT ALERT — Middlesex Doctor’s License Temporarily Suspended for Allegedly Reusing Disposable Anorectal Catheters on Multiple Patients The NJ Attorney General’s Office and Division of Consumer Affairs has announced that the State Board of Medical Examiners has temporarily suspended the license of Dr. Sanjiv K. Patankar MD of East Brunswick NJ. The doctor has allegedly
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Former Hockey Player Sues Team for Head Trauma
The old joke about attending a fight where a hockey game breaks out is a clear reference to how physically punishing these games are. For some players, it turns out the impact is permanently debilitating. There have been at least two significant lawsuits brought against the National Hockey League as a result of traumatic brain
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Mother of Three Dies After Liposuction Surgery
Imagine this scenario: your wife goes into the hospital for liposuction because she wants to keep her girlish figure. Instead of coming out looking younger and slimmer, she dies because of the surgery. This nightmare was a reality for a young family with three small children. What Happened? A seemingly innocent “tummy tuck” procedure was performed by
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Woman Sues NJ Hospital for Baby Mix-Up
A new parent’s life is not an easy one. Learning to take care of a newborn while recovering from labor is challenging enough. For some mothers, however, the added stress of realizing that the baby they are caring for may not be theirs is overwhelming. A Baby Mix-Up For a family in Ridgewood, the nightmare
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New Jersey’s Malpractice Cap (and the Statute of Limitations)
We all put our faith in medical providers to give the best care they can. Even when they do, sometimes, things turn out poorly through no fault of theirs. However, when medical professionals fail to make reasonable decisions, or miss things, or mistreat someone, the results can be very bad – deadly, in fact. That’s
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