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C.A. v. BENTOLILA

A-32 September Term 2012, 071702

99 A.3d 317 (2014)

219 N.J. 449

C.A., a Minor, by Her Mother and Guardian ad Litem, Esther APPLEGRAD, Esther Applegrad, Individually, and Gedalia Applegrad, Individually, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Eric BENTOLILA, M.D., and Gita Patel, R.N., Defendants, and The Valley Hospital, Kourtney Kaczmarski, R.N., Mary Brown, R.T., and Yie-Hsien Chu, M.D., Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided September 29, 2014.

Reargued February 3, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas S. Eakeley argued the cause for appellants (Lowenstein Sandler, Vasios, Kelly & Strollo, and Buckley Theroux Kline & Petraske, attorneys; Mr. Eakeley and Rowena M. Duran , of counsel; Mr. Eakeley , Roseland, Ms. Duran , Mountainside, Natalie J. Kraner , Roseland, Liad Levinson , Linda S. Fulop-Slaughter , Karla M. Donovan , and William G. Theroux , on the briefs).

Cynthia A. Walters argued the cause for respondents ( Budd Larner , attorneys; Ms. Walters , Justin P. Van Dyke , and Donald P. Jacobs , Short Hills, on the briefs).

Ross A. Lewin , Princeton, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Hospital Association (Drinker Biddle & Reath, attorneys).

E. Drew Britcher argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice (Britcher, Leone & Roth, attorneys; Mr. Britcher and Kristen B. Miller , Glen Rock, on the brief).

Susan J. Dougherty , Deputy Attorney General, submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General, attorney).

Justice PATTERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 2004, the Legislature enacted the Patient Safety Act to reduce the incidence of medical errors that may endanger patients in health care facilities. N.J.S.A. 26:2H-12.23 to -12.25. The Act imposed new requirements for evaluating and reporting of adverse events, and created a statutory privilege shielding specific communications from discovery in litigation. N.J.S.A. 26:2H-12.25(b), (c), (e), (g...

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