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All surgical procedures have known risks associated with them. However, many of these risk can be minimized be ensuring patients are good candidates for surgery, and that proper medical standards and guidelines are followed.

It is your health care provider's responsibility to make sure you fully understand any risks associated with your surgery and to help you make an informed decision about whether the benefits outweigh the potential risks. If a patient is not advised of the risks associated with a procedure, they are not able to make in informed decision.

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New Jersey Medical Malpractice Laws - Affidavit of Merit: 2A:53A-27 Affidavit of lack of care in action for professional, medical malpractice or negligence; requirements; 2A:53A-28. Affidavit not required; conditions; and 2A:53A-29. Noncompliance Read the rest of this entry »

A statute of limitations is the time frame in which the law requires you to take legal action against another person or business. If you do not assert your rights within the statute of limitations, you forfeit your right to sue in the future.

New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

• What is the statute of limitation for filing a medical malpractice lawsuits in New Jersey?

• What is an Affidavit of Merit? Do I have to have one to file a malpractice lawsuit in New Jersey?

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

• What is the statute of limitation for filing a medical malpractice lawsuits in Pennsylvania?

• What is a Certificate of Merit? Do I have to have one to file a malpractice lawsuit in Pennsylvania?

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Medical malpractice cases can be very complex and require a skilled attorney to develop the case. This is just one a many reasons why you should take care in hiring an attorney to represent you in a medical malpractice action -- you need an experienced trial lawyer.

Some law firms, especially those that advertise on television for medical malpractice cases, work in bulk. Their goal is to settle as many cases as possible for fast turnaround and only take certain hand-picked cases to trial. We don't work that way...

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There are many patients who should not have LASIK surgery due to other conditions including large pupils, women undergoing hormonal changes, and many other conditions. Even if you signed an "informed consent" waiver prior to your surgery, you may have a case for malpractice if the doctor failed to address your risk factors or encouraged you to proceed with surgery in spite of known contraindications when you were not a good candidate. Read the rest of this entry »