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BELLE v. UNITED HOSPITAL MED. CENTER

90 N.J. 444 (1982)

448 A.2d 473

WILLIAM BELLE, III, BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, WILLIAM BELLE, JR., AND WILLIAM BELLE, JR., INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. UNITED HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, A/K/A UNITED HOSPITAL OF NEWARK; SHYAN C. SUN, M.D.; G. REYES HO, M.D.; AND RUDOLPH MESSINA, M.D., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND DONALD ONIFER, M.D., DEFENDANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 29, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. McGee argued the cause for appellants United Hospital Medical Center, etc., and Shyan C. Sun, M.D. (McDermott & McGee, attorneys).

Patricia J. Cooney argued the cause for appellant Rudolph Messina, M.D. (Shanley & Fisher, attorneys; Jeffrey A. Peck and Susan M. Sharko, on the brief).

Neil Reiseman argued the cause for appellant G. Reyes Ho, M.D. (Conway, Reiseman, Bumgardner, Hurley & Kleinfeld, attorneys).

Bryan D. Garruto argued the cause for respondents (Heilbrunn, Finkelstein, Heilbrunn, Garruto & Galex, and Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan & Spielvogel, attorneys; John I. Lisowski, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.

This case, like Goddard v. Orthopedic Consultant Associates, 90 N.J. 437 (1982) (hereafter Goddard), decided this day, presents the issue of under what circumstances answers to interrogatories may be amended in cases involving R. 4:21 medical malpractice panels.

Plaintiffs allege that the defendants' care and...

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