The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed the decision of a trial court in a medical malpractice claim, finding that any error in instructing the jury had no impact on the result. In a case involving a lawsuit filed by Sitsofe Awuku against Newark Beth Israel Center, Awuku’s lawyers argued that the jury returned an inconsistent […]
As we’ve discussed in an earlier blog, in order to win a personal injury lawsuit, an injured person must show that the defendant/wrongdoer did not exercise the appropriate standard of care. In most claims based on negligence, the plaintiff must only show that the at-fault party did not act as a reasonable person would. In […]
The medical malpractice insurance carrier must still cover a doctor who lied on his policy application and who is now being sued. A New Jersey appeals court published this ruling regarding the case of DeMarco v. Stoddard. Dr. Sean Stoddard had offices in Toms River and Lakewood. He carried medical malpractice insurance with the Medical […]
