• posted: Jun. 29, 2012
• Jonas Seigel

There are many regulations in place for commercial drivers. Because of the size of the vehicles that they are driving, safety is a top priority. Each year it seems more Read More

• posted: Jun. 22, 2012
• Jonas Seigel

Every motorcycle rider realizes the dangers every time he or she heads out on the road. Even a minor motorcycle accident can result in serious injuries, simply because the rider is Read More

• posted: Jun. 15, 2012
• Jonas Seigel

There have been a lot of recent efforts that have focused on making the trucking industry safer for other motorists. Once a year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) sponsors Read More

• posted: May 18, 2012
• Jan K. Seigel
• Medical Malpractice

While medical malpractice claims are financially costly to the healthcare industry and image damaging, it is not nearly the same harm endured by medical malpractice victims who can suffer irreparable injury Read More

• posted: Apr. 26, 2012
• Jonas Seigel

A new study concludes that the high cost to physicians and other health care providers of defending against medical malpractice lawsuits and maintaining medical malpractice insurance ultimately harms patients financially. Read More

• posted: Mar. 30, 2012
• Jonas Seigel

The existence of a doctor-patient relationship, like other professional relationships, offers patents certain protections. For example, if a doctor-patient relationship does not exist, the doctor is not bound by a Read More

• posted: Feb. 15, 2012
• Jonas Seigel

Recently, Pfizer recalled nearly one million packages of birth control pills, citing manufacturing concerns. The drugs, sold under the name Lo/Ovral-28 (along with the generic equivalent), were not in the Read More

• posted: Jan. 31, 2012
• Jonas Seigel

New Jersey residents would generally agree that it is common today to see people everywhere glued to their smartphones or tablets. But medical malpractice concerns can arise when these people are Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

A recent birth injury study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology examined the comparative safety of using forceps during delivery. Use of forceps by obstetricians has steadily decreased in recent decades in favor Read More

• posted: Nov. 18, 2011
• Jonas Seigel

Medical malpractice cases can arise out of a many different kinds of health care provider negligence. One of the more common malpractice claims seen by Ridgewood medical negligence lawyers is injury Read More