Westfield New Jersey Personal Injury And Medical Malpractice Blog

A ground-level fall in the movies or on TV can be hilarious. Comedians have made millions of dollars playing clumsy characters who take pratfalls and tumbles. Unfortunately, there is nothing funny about taking a fall. In fact, in certain circumstances, a fall can lead to devastating injuries, including a traumatic brain injury.

Brain injuries are life-changing events. Since the brain controls the rest of the body, a blow to the head can mean disabilities, changes in personality and even death. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury from a fall that resulted from someone else's negligence, you may be searching for ways to overcome the unfairness of the situation.

People are rushed to the local hospital’s emergency room to get immediate medical attention after a sudden illness or accident. We count on EMTs and ER doctors to work quickly to save our lives, but also not to make misdiagnoses or other mistakes that actually make things worse.

Medical malpractice is never acceptable, but some doctors’ errors are simply baffling. For instance, say you tripped and fell, slammed your face against a piece of furniture and were taken to the ER. Wouldn’t you expect medical staff to at least check for brain and spinal injuries?

Strokes are dangerous and all too common.

According to the American Stroke Association, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds, and each year nearly 800,000 people experience a stroke. What are the types of strokes one can experience, and how do doctors miss them?

California's insurance commissioner has just launched an investigation into Aetna after learning a former medical director for the insurer admitted under oath he never looked at patients' records when deciding whether to approve or deny care. Insurance companies have an obligation to perform due dilligence. When they fail to do so, they may save money but damage untold numbers of people who thought they were insured and were not able to fight back.