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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A More Precise Expertise Needed for Plaintiff’s Medical Malpractice Matters

  • Posted On: November 21, 2014
  • Posted By: David Mazie

What 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 […]

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