New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Do you suspect that you, your new baby, or any family member suffered injury or death as a result of medical malpractice: surgical error, medication error, birth injury, failure to diagnose cancer, or any other medical mistake? Contact a NJ medical malpractice lawyer at the law firm of Andres & Berger, P.C.

Medical Malpractice Claims

Medical malpractice results in over 100,000 people dying in United States hospitals each year. Hundreds of thousands more fail to recover properly from their illnesses, are misdiagnosed, get worse, or are actively injured by doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals.

The award-winning medical malpractice law firm of New Jersey - Andres & Berger, P.C., fight for economic justice—sometimes the only justice available—for those who have been hurt by those they trusted to care for them.

We have years of experience representing seriously injured victims and surviving family members following instances of medical malpractice. Contact us for a free consultation if you believe you or your loved one has suffered as a result of the negligence of a health care professional or facility. Examples of medical malpractice include:

• Errors involving endotracheal intubation, epidural anesthesia, and local anesthesia resulting in brain damage or other injuries including paralysis, stroke, nerve damage, persistent vegetative state, or death
• Surgical error including improper positioning of a patient on an operating table, failure to monitor, improper use of anesthetic agents, or wrong site surgery – leading to injury or death
• Malpractice of doctors or certified registered nurse anesthetists during surgery
• Obstetrical malpractice such as failure to identify high-risk factors in expectant mothers during prenatal care; failure to diagnose late decelerations of a fetal heart rate or failure to diagnose a lack of beat to beat variability of the fetal heart rate during labor; or delivery errors – leading to shoulder dystocia, cerebral palsy, Erb’s Palsy, brain damage, or death of a fetus or baby during or after delivery
• Misdiagnosis, misidentification, or miscommunication of evidence of cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and other cancers caused by such negligence as failure to diagnose early precancerous abnormalities of the cervix and endocervical canal as a result of misreading of PAP smears
• Failure to diagnose cardiovascular disease in a timely manner through EKG tests, stress testing, cardiac imaging studies, angiography, CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or positive emission tomography scan (PET scan), combined with careful history taking and physical examination – leading to heart attack or cerebrovascular strokes
• Hospital negligence, such as understaffing, poor training, or policies that contribute to adverse outcomes for patients

The law firm of Andres & Berger, P.C., is aware of the health care crisis in the U.S. that leads to understaffing, overwork, and communication failures in today’s medical environments. It is estimated the third leading cause of death is medical malpractice. Insurance companies are sometimes part of the problem, refusing to pay for necessary diagnostic tests, drugs, or treatment.

To discuss your suspected medical malpractice injury or tragic loss of a family member, contact a New Jersey medical malpractice lawyer of the law firm of Andres & Berger, P.C., located in Haddonfield NJ, for a free consultation.

The law firm of Andres & Berger P.C. is located in South Jersey but because of our outstanding reputation we commonly represent clients throughout the entire state of New Jersey including nut not limited to Camden County, Burlington County, Gloucester County, Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Salem County, Mercer County, Ocean County, Monmouth County, Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Haddonfield, Marlton, Medford, Mt. Holly, Moorestown, Woodbury, Williamstown, Pennsauken, Atlantic City, Wildwood, Hammonton, Vineland, Berlin, Atco, Collingswood, Turnersvile, Glassboro, Washington Township, and Camden.