On remand from the NJ Supreme Court, the Appellate Division upheld, in its June 28, 2012 decision, a trial court Order entering summary judgment in favor of the defendant for its negligence in handling a 911 call. The Court ruled that while the 911 operators were clearly negligent, they are immune from liability pursuant to
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Decided by the Supreme Court of New Jersey on July 1, 2012, holds that while NJSA 26:2K-29 immunizes EMTs, officers, and members of a first aid, ambulance, or rescue liable for civil damages as a result of their negligence in providing intermediate life support services in good faith, the plain language of the statute does
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The NJ Legislature, in response to an apparent oversight on their part, amended the “Affidavit of Merit“ statute, effective last year, to include midwives as ‘licensed persons.’ NJSA 2A:53A-26. With this amendment, affidavits of merit must now be served in cases filed against midwives for professional malpractice. Previously, midwives had been omitted from the statute
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After a three-month trial, a Middlesex County jury awarded the family of a 47-year-old construction worker $7.346 million for injuries he suffered resulting in his death following a construction accident and subsequent negligent medical care. Michael B. Zerres of Blume Goldfaden handled the case. In the case, the worker, Jack Davila, was a laborer assisting
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In the future, that is from August 22, 2011 and on, all doctors who are defendants in medical malpractice cases in New Jersey must include in his/her filed Answer the medical specialty he/she was practicing at the time care was provided to the plaintiff. This will limit any confusion that may exist with respect to
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