On November 13, 2020, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) revived a New Jersey dental malpractice case alleging that an endodontist, Ira J. Zohn, DMD (“(Zohn”) and a dental office, Advanced Endodontic Associates (“AEA”),… Read More
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New Jersey Appellate Court Dismisses Legal Malpractice Case Against Successor Medical Malpractice Lawyer
In a legal malpractice case arising out of a botched medical malpractice case, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) applied the three-step sequential analysis of Beauchamp v. Amedio, 164 N.J. 111, 118 (2000) to… Read More
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New Jersey Supreme Court Refuses To Apply Common Knowledge Exception In Medical Malpractice Case
New Jersey’s Affidavit of Merit Statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29, requires plaintiffs alleging medical malpractice against a licensed professional to include an affidavit from a medical expert in their filing. The affidavit must provide that there exists a reasonable probability… Read More
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New Jersey Appellate Court Applies Common Knowledge Exception To Revive Medical Malpractice Case
The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division (“New Jersey Appellate Court”) decided in its opinion published on September 6, 2018 that the “common knowledge” exception relieved the New Jersey medical malpractice plaintiffs of the obligation to serve an affidavit… Read More
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New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Confidentiality Of Hospital Medical Malpractice Investigative Report
In an opinion issued on September 29, 2014, the Supreme Court of New Jersey (“New Jersey Supreme Court”) sided with a hospital that claimed that its investigative memorandum into an alleged medical malpractice occurrence was a privileged document under New Jersey’s Patient Safety… Read More
