Apr 19, 2024 | Alleged Sexual Misconduct | Division of Consumer Affairs | Female Patients | gross malpractice | North Jersey Cardiologist | professional misconduct | Revokeed License | sexual misconduct | State Board of Medical Examiners | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Licensing & Permits | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Sexual Assault Victims
Board Action Follows Resolution of Criminal Charges Filed in Passaic County in Connection with Patient Allegations of Inappropriate Touching.
Apr 18, 2024 | diagnostic testing | emergency room | gross incompetence | gross malpractice | gross negligence | License revocation | North Jersey Emergency Room Doctor | Overlook Medical Center | Patient Death | State Board of Medical Examiners | Summit | Wayne NJ | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the State Board of Medical Examiners has permanently revoked the medical license of a North Jersey emergency room doctor for alleged conduct that resulted in a patient’s death at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey, in 2017.
Apr 15, 2024 | Division of Consumer Affairs | observers | patient protections | patients' rights | preventing sexual misconduct by physicians | professional settings | Proposed Rules | sexual misconduct and abuse | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court | Sexual Assault Victims | Statutes, Regulations & Rules
Advancing New Jersey’s ongoing efforts to combat sexual misconduct and abuse in professional settings, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) today announced the publication of proposed rules to enhance and expand patient protections and help prevent sexual misconduct by physicians.
Mar 12, 2024 | Addiction Treatment | Cedar Grove | Clinical Practice of Medicine | controlled dangerous substances | Division of Consumer Affairs | Indiscriminately Prescribed CDS | Preliminary Evaluation Committee (“PEC”) | substance use disorders | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release
For Immediate Release: March 12, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting DirectorDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...
Feb 21, 2024 | Bumble | Civil Penalty | Criminal Background Screening | Internet Dating Safety Act (“IDSA”) | Internet Dating Services | New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) | Public Disclosures | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that Texas-based internet dating service provider Bumble, Inc. will pay $315,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations it violated New Jersey’s consumer protection and internet dating safety laws by misrepresenting or failing to disclose its criminal background screening policies and practices to its New Jersey users.
Feb 13, 2024 | financial victimization | internet scams | love and romance | Online Love Scams | Sextortion Schemes | Valentine's Day | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Office of Securities Fraud and Financial Crimes Prosecutions | Press Release
With Valentine’s Day approaching, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin warned New Jerseyans to beware of internet scams using the promise of love and romance to financially victimize individuals from young teens to senior citizens.
