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Physician, Hospital and Nursing Home Law or Medical Malpractice
Since the firm's inception, Dughi & Hewit has represented New Jersey physicians, nurses, nursing homes and hospitals against allegations of medical negligence, becoming one of the state's premier medical-legal firms. The firm's success in this area is the result of combining years of litigation experience, legal research, and a team of trained professionals. This depth of medical expertise represents the firm's ongoing commitment to provide its health care clients with quick accessible knowledge regarding the issues that concern them. This firm is well equipped to define and defend the complex issues of standard of care, causation, and damages. The staff is invaluable in other areas of the firm's practice, including products liability and serious personal injury litigation.In particular, the firm has significant expertise in all of the following:
- Disciplinary and licensing proceedings with the Board of Medical Examiners
- Fraud investigations and defense
- Group formation and dissolution, including shareholder, employment and hospital Agreements
- Hospital privilege disputes
- Medical staff representations
- Third-party payer, including Medicaid/Medicare, HMO, PPO and insurance company, provider agreements and disputes
- Shareholder/Partner Litigation
- Medical, dental, nursing home and hospital liability defense
- Negligence and general liability defense
