Decision Upheld in Denying Hospital’s Motion to Dismiss in a Wrongful Death Case

  • Posted On: March 25, 2015
  • Posted By: jalmeida

In Joyner v. Ortiz, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-2264-12 (July 8, 2013), the appellate panel held, despite plaintiff’s failure to name a defendant hospital within the two year time statute of limitations, the case could proceed against the hospital named in the amended complaint, as the wrongful death complaint was timely […]

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Qualifying Your Expert Witness in a Medical Malpractice Case

  • Posted On: November 5, 2013
  • Posted By: David Mazie

Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice How can expert witnesses be competent for a particular case?  In Koseoglu v. Wry, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No.: A-1008-11T4, the Appellate Division held that, “the competency of a witness to testify as an expert is remitted to the sound discretion of the trial court.  Absent […]

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