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 […]
Read MoreWhat does it take to provide expert testimony in med-mal cases? In Nicholas v. Mynster, 213 N.J. 463(2013), the plaintiff became ill after being exposed to carbon monoxide fumes from a gas-powered saw. As a result of the exposure and his subsequent medical treatment, the plaintiff suffered brain damage, among other injuries and sued the […]
Read MoreCan a juror’s mind be so committed to one side that the juror corrupts the deliberations of the other jurors? This was the scenario presented in a per curiam decision of the Appellate Division favoring plaintiff in Vecchiola v. Bloom, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No.: A-1331-11T4. In this case, plaintiff, Vecchiola […]
Read MoreMedical Malpractice Settlements When two different hospitals receive an infant who was the victim of child abuse, would you imagine that infant being returned to the hands of the abuser? In a lawsuit handled by top New Jersey medical malpractice trial lawyer, David Mazie, on May 29, 2013, an Essex County judge approved the $7.5 […]
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