Medical Malpractice

Last May, Dr. Richard Kaul went before the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners to plead to keep his doctor's license. Kaul had been convicted in England of negligent manslaughter after a dental patient died under anesthesia. His British license was revoked when he admitted that his "inattention" allowed the patient's blood oxygen to drop low enough to cause brain hypoxia and, finally, cardiac arrest. - full story