Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in New Jersey

Hospital malpractice

My daughter 22, was in ER 5 time throughout the month of July. All five times she was misdiagnosed. Each time she had BP averaging 150/102, vomiting, and what looked like seizures. Each visit time averaged about 4-5 hours before DR. even seen her. Each time she was diagnosed with just having a migrane and sent home to take tylynol. Never had any medical problems before. MRI, CAT and MRV was done and each time they over looked the fact that she had a blood clot in her brain. Can the hospital be held responsible for not giving her the proper care and prolonging her diagnosis. She is on blood thinners right now, and we are not sure what the outcome will be, possible brain surgery, but was told by Dr. that this should have been caught sooner. Please advise if she should contact lawyer or if is not considered malpractice.


Asked on 9/14/07, 7:28 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Scott Diamond DIAMONDLAWYER

Re: Hospital malpractice

you may have a case. What hospital?

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Answered on 9/14/07, 10:29 pm
Michael Zerres Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molinari

Re: Hospital malpractice

I'm sorry to hear that you've experienced such difficulty in your daughter's diagnosis and care; and I hope she is doing better. I may be able to help you in pursuing a claim. However, I would require some additional information to comprehensively review your potential claim, including whether your daughter suffered any injury due to the delay in the diagnosis. Please feel free to contact me or any of my partners at the Blume Goldfaden Firm via the profile information provided on this site. We look forward to speaking with you, and will assist you in any way we can.

Michael B. Zerres

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Answered on 9/17/07, 8:11 am

Re: Hospital malpractice

I've sued doctors, and I have friends and relatives who are doctors. It is very often difficult for non-medical folks to know if there was malpractice, or just a difficult case. Focus on trying to get her the best treatment you can, keep a diary and notes of how things progress, and afterward worry about possible litigation. LATER, you go to an attorney, and ask for the best objective evaluation they can get you from a doctor. They have protocols to cover how to proceed, to test and diagnose. Even if the protocol does not work well, if they follow them, they may not be guilty of malpractice. Good luck.

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Answered on 9/15/07, 4:05 am


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