Choosing the right
Law firm matters.
By Michael Zerres
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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By Michael Zerres
In a case involving an unauthorized autopsy of a deceased child by UMDNJ employed pathologists following a termination of pregnancy at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the defendant hospital moved to be dismissed from the case arguing it did not employ the UMDNJ employees. While true, the United States District Court for the District of
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By Michael Zerres
In a non-medical malpractice case, but on an issue that is certainly relevant to medical malpractice practioners, the Appellate Division in Ingrao v. Goncalves, A-1332-10T1 ruled that a defense expert could not examine MRI films for the first time in Court. The case involved a damages only trial following a motor vehicle accident. Defendant’s examining
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By Michael Zerres
The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently ruled that, while an Affidavit of Merit must normally be served in action for negligence or malpractice against a licensed psychologist and that the failure to timely do so may result in the action being dismissed pursuant to NJSA 2A:53A-27, such an Affidavit
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By Michael Zerres
There has been growing concern of late regarding contaminated medical pads and wipes manufactured by H&P Industries, Inc., which were sold under the Triad Group label and under the private labels of many drugstores and grocery stores, including Walgreens, CVS, and Wal-Mart, and, was also used at hospitals and medical clinics. According to an MSNBC
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