NJ Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury Lawyers

Apr 2, 2019

How Much Could My Cancer Misdiagnosis Case Be Worth?

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|April 2nd, 2019|medical malpractice|0 Comments

New Jersey is home to many fine physicians and surgeons. However, no doctor is infallible and some can be negligent or even reckless. If your doctor missed or misdiagnosed your cancer, you may be considering whether or not to file a medical malpractice claim against him or her. A cancer misdiagnosis case can help patients become whole again by allowing them to collect compensation and damages in the form of financial rewards. This compensation acts as [...]

Mar 25, 2019

What Causes Cerebral Palsy?

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|March 25th, 2019|Birth Injury|0 Comments

Cerebral palsy is a developmental disorder and leading cause of disability in young children. Cerebral palsy (CP) occurs as a result of a brain injury sustained during fetal development or birth. Because the symptoms affect an infant’s coordination and movement, the injury may not be recognized or diagnosed immediately, especially when the symptoms are mild. The causes of cerebral palsy can vary depending on the type of CP your child has. Knowing what may have caused [...]

Mar 19, 2019

The Top 10 Most Dangerous Highways in New Jersey

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|March 19th, 2019|Car Accident|0 Comments

According to the most recent data available, 2017 was a deadly year on New Jersey highways. In fact, it was the deadliest year on New Jersey highways since 2007. Some roadways tend to have more accident hotspots than others. One stretch of highway here in the Garden State is so accident-prone, it averages at least one vehicle crash each day. Each year, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) releases a report detailing car accident statistics [...]

Mar 13, 2019

Can I Sue the Airline If I’m Injured during Turbulence?

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|March 13th, 2019|Personal Injury|0 Comments

A recent Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to New York hit severe turbulence, resulting in 29 injuries to passengers on board. Injuries ranged from bumps and bruises to one flight attendant suffering a broken leg. The March 9 flight landed at JFK Airport where injured passengers were treated and taken to hospitals in Queens. Most of us have experienced flight turbulence at some point or another. Usually, though, this turbulence is minor, and we get through [...]

Mar 12, 2019

What Is Valsartan, and Why Is It Being Recalled?

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|March 12th, 2019|Dangerous Drugs|0 Comments

You may remember back in the summer of 2018, several pharmaceutical companies began recalling their heart and blood pressure medications. After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tests found trace amounts of impurities and carcinogens in valsartan, losartan, and irbesartan, drug companies began recalling certain lots of the drug and recalls have continued well into 2019. Currently, the FDA is investigating the cause or causes as to how and why these toxic substances ended up in [...]

Mar 5, 2019

Empty Nose Syndrome as a Result of Medical Malpractice

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|March 5th, 2019|medical malpractice|0 Comments

There are some lovely benefits to living in the “Garden State,” but it can be tough on people with severe allergies, or chronic infections. Some people take medications, and others undergo medical procedures to lessen the symptoms. But if you can take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your mouth without thinking you’re going to suffocate, you may be taking your breathing for granted. Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS) is an odd-sounding disorder, [...]

Feb 26, 2019

Liability for Hit and Run Accidents in New Jersey

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|February 26th, 2019|Car accidents, Personal Injury|0 Comments

In car accident cases, insurance companies must determine fault so that they can decide who is responsible for paying the damages associated with the crash. Every state in the U.S. has its own method of apportioning fault after a car accident. New Jersey law uses a modified comparative negligence model to apportion responsibility after an accident which results in injuries, death and property damage. What does that mean? If you play a role in the accident, [...]

Feb 19, 2019

The Alarming Maternal Health and Infant Mortality Crisis in New Jersey

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|February 19th, 2019|hospital negligence|0 Comments

Most women in the United States give birth without complication and live to tell about it, but not everyone does. About 50,000 women are severely injured, and about 700 die in childbirth, each year. An investigative report in USA Today reports that about half of those deaths and injuries could have been prevented or reduced with better care. As the title says, "Hospitals know how to protect mothers. They just aren't doing it." While globally, the [...]

Feb 13, 2019

18 Injured after Woodbridge Bus Accident Near Exit 11 on the Turnpike

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|February 13th, 2019|Bus Accident|0 Comments

Late this afternoon, an Alliance Transportation bus rolled over on the NJ Turnpike in Woodbridge, near exit 11, where the Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway meet. Eighteen occupants, which we assume to mean the driver plus passengers, were on the bus when it overturned. According to Patch.com, all 18 people were transported to local hospitals, but thankfully no one is in life-threatening condition. “The bus overturned on its side just past the toll booth as [...]

Feb 12, 2019

Johnson & Johnson’s Deception About Asbestos in Baby Powder

By Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP|February 12th, 2019|Product Liability|0 Comments

Johnson & Johnson's baby powder is pure white, silky soft and smells like clean babies and springtime, but it could be tainted with carcinogenic asbestos. The problem is, the company has known that its product has been and could be tainted with asbestos, but they have kept this information from consumers. Even as women who had used the product daily for decades as a feminine hygiene product, and inhaled traces of it as they sprinkled baby [...]

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