Medical negligence, also known as medical malpractice, occurs when a healthcare professional's actions or inactions fall below the accepted standard of care, resulting in harm to a patient. This standard of care is defined by what a reasonable and prudent healthcare professional in the same specialty would have done under similar circumstances.
Client’s case
Lawsuit against a New Jersey surgeon for internal injuries caused during gall bladder surgery. The surgeon first refused to settle. He claimed a “perception illusion” as a defense for clipping the wrong anatomical structure necessitating two later surgeries to repair the damage.
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