Choosing the right
Law firm matters.
By Michael Zerres
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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By Michael Zerres
In a personal injury action where the plaintiff claimed he required surgery for a herniated lumbar disk, defense counsel attempted to use an office note of a physician during cross-examine of a plaintiff’s recollection about prior complaints of lower back pain. The note had L5 circled for nine different office visits. Neither the physician nor
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By Michael Zerres
In a recent Appellate Division decision, the Court held that a Hospital and Medical Group that employed a physician, who was dismissed from the case on statute of limitations grounds, may still be sued for medical malpractice on a vicarious liability theory. In Walker v. Choudhary (A-1425-10T1 – Approved for Publication), a deceased patient’s family
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By Michael Zerres
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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By Michael Zerres
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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