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We recently blogged about a bill pending before Governor Chris Christie that, if passed, would allow adoptees access to their original birth certificates, and we promised to update you on the bill’s progress. On...

In New Jersey, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-27, when a person is suing for “damages for personal injuries, wrongful death or property damage resulting from an alleged act of malpractice or negligence by a licensed...

On April 25, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new rule to regulate cigars, electronic cigarettes (commonly called e-cigarettes), and other similar products in the same way that it already regulates...

The Journal of Patient Safety has published an evidence-based estimate of patient harms relating to hospital care. In 1984, the Institute of Medicine estimated that up to 98,000 Americans died each year as a result of medical...

On April 23, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that the injection of corticosteroids into a patient’s epidural space of the spine “may result in rare but serious adverse events, including...