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Medical Malpractice Cases in New Jersey

Doctors and hospitals are held to a professional standard. These cases decide when bad outcomes become negligence.

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Real medical malpractice rulings from New Jersey courts — what happened, what the court decided, and why it matters.

A.T. v. Cohen

JUSTICE LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court. T.T., individually and on behalf of her three-year-old daughter, A.T., filed this medical malpractice

Candace A. Moschella v. Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

Cowley v. Virtua Health Sys.

ROTHSTADT, J.A.D. *282In this appeal, we are asked to consider whether the Law Division properly dismissed plaintiffs Linda Cowley's and Robert Cowley's me

Earneka Wiggins v. Hackensack Meridian Health

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3847-22 EARNEKA WIGGINS and

Earneka Wiggins v. Hackensack Meridian Health

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

Estate of Donville Campbell, Etc. v. Woodcliff Health & Rehabilitation Center

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3177-22 A-3178-22 ESTATE OF

Estate v. Middlesex Cnty. & Piscataway Twp.

FUENTES, P.J.A.D. *392Twenty-seven-year-old David Eric Yearby, an alleged mentally ill man, died strapped to a "restraint chair" in the Middlesex County Ad

JOHN SMITH VS. ARVIND R. DATLA, M.D.(L-1527-15, MERCER COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)

RECORD IMPOUNDED NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1339-16T3

Johnny Medina v. Ceasar G. Pitta, M.D.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-5023-12T1 JOHNNY MEDINA, Pl

L.G.-p. and R.P., Etc. v. Riverview Medical Center

RECORD IMPOUNDED NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2693-24 L.

Linda Cowley v. Virtua Health System (081891) (Camden County & Statewide)

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

LINDA COWLEY VS. VIRTUA HEALTH SYSTEM (L-3616-16, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-4004-16T4 LINDA COWLEY and

Melody Faith Mazur, Etc. v. Crane's Mill Nursing Home

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2072-14T2 A-2495-14T2 MELOD

Nicholas v. Hackensack Univ. Med. Ctr.

VERNOIA, J.A.D. *17*112Plaintiffs Sandra Nicholas and Cory Leo, individually and as administrators ad prosequendum of the estate of their four-year-old son

NORMA S. EHRLICH VS. JEFFREY J. SOROKIN, M.D. (L-2850-13, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2781-15T3 NORMA S. EHRLICH,

SANDRA NICHOLAS VS. HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (L-4839-12, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-5165-15T2 SANDRA NICHOLAS a

SHAWN LABEGA v. HETAL C. JOSHI, M.D. (L-3088-18, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (CONSOLIDATED)

NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NOS. A-3399-20 A-3400-20 A-3401-2

Stephen Meehan v. Peter Antonellis, Dmd(075265)

*220 Judge CUFF (temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court. In this appeal, we return to the vexing and recurring issue of whether an affida

Todd B. Glassman v. Steven P. Friedel, M.D. (085273) (Monmouth County and Statewide)

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

Troy Haviland v. Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, Inc. (085419) (Burlington County & Statewide)

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been n

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