The Attorney General of New Jersey and the Director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights jointly commenced a lawsuit against the Virtua Health System and its constituent hospitals alleging that its policy and practices concerning universal drug testing of all pregnant patients constituted unlawful discrimination based on pregnancy and sex in violation of
A recent post on this blog previewed the issues raised in the case of Govatos v. Murphy related to the residency requirement in the New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act.
On September 18, 2024, the Honorable Renée Marie Bumb, the Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the
Since being enacted in 2019, the New Jersey Medical Aid in Dying Act has had a threshold condition on a patient’s request for medication under the Act: that they be an “adult resident of New Jersey.” The physician’s record must contain documentation of the patient’s status as a resident of New Jersey, whether in the
An article co-authored by Greenbaum attorneys John Zen Jackson and Madeline B. Gayle, recently published in the Widener Law Review, reviews the tragic circumstances surrounding Charles Cullen, the killer nurse who became known as the “Angel of Death” following the discovery of his role in the deaths of between 40 and 400 patients in New
John Zen Jackson, Of Counsel to the firm’s Healthcare Department, has been appointed Vice-President of the Medical History Society of New Jersey (MHSNJ). Mr. Jackson has been an MHSNJ member since 2013.
Founded in 1980, the MHSNJ is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting and encouraging historical research, analysis, and publication concerning the history
Considerable literature has emerged concerning the impact of the extended COVID-19 pandemic on the ability to handle stress and sustain mental health. Healthcare professionals are among the most vulnerable segments of the population to these consequences of the pandemic. There are numerous studies and reports of stress, sleep disturbances, and increased mood and anxiety symptoms
On March 9, 2023, the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners filed an Order and statement of reasons for denying reinstatement of a physician’s medical license that had been previously revoked but with a right to apply for reinstatement. The denial was based on the Board’s conclusion that N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9 barred reinstatement because of
In a case of first impression, the Superior Court of New Jersey in Atlantic Plastic & Hand Surgery, P.A. v. Ralling held that a parent who is the named insurance policyholder is not liable for unreimbursed medical expenses incurred by an emancipated child who is a covered “adult child” dependent pursuant to the Patient Protection
The Supreme Court of South Carolina has ruled that the state constitutional protection against “unreasonable invasions of privacy” includes a woman’s right to choose an abortion. In Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. State of Carolina, the Court found that the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection Act violated Article I, Section 10, of the South Carolina
New Jersey enacted the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act (MAID) in 2019, becoming one of eleven jurisdictions including the District of Columbia to recognize a patient’s ability to obtain physician assistance for the purpose of obtaining medication to end a life burdened by terminal illness.
Massachusetts is not one of the