BEHRINGER EST. v. PRINCETON MED. CTR.


249 N.J. Super. 597 (1991)

592 A.2d 1251

ESTATE OF WILLIAM BEHRINGER, M.D., PLAINTIFF, v. THE MEDICAL CENTER AT PRINCETON, DENNIS DOODY, AND LEUNG LEE, M.D., DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Mercer County.

Decided April 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Bernstein and Jennifer Braun admitted pro hac vice (Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, attorneys) and Karen Honeycutt for plaintiff.

Brian Sullivan and John R. Heher for defendants (Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan, attorneys).


CARCHMAN, J.S.C.

Plaintiff, William H. Behringer,1 was a patient at defendant Medical Center at Princeton (the medical center) when on June 17, 1987, he tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and combined with Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP), was diagnosed as suffering from Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). At the time, plaintiff, an otolaryngologist (ENT) and plastic surgeon, was also a member of

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