SCHRANTZ v. LUANCING


218 N.J. Super. 434 (1986)

527 A.2d 967

JOAN SCHRANTZ, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH SCHRANTZ, DECEASED AND JOAN L. SCHRANTZ, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS, v. AUGUST C. LUANCING, M.D., VICTOR DY, M.D., SURYAKANT PATEL, M.D., G. TOM MOREA, M.D., ARTHUR H. POPKAVE, M.D., AND WARREN HOSPITAL, A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, ALL JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Warren County.

Decided October 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Scott Curzi, for plaintiff Joan L. Schrantz.

Robert W. Winters, Jr. for defendant Luancing (Francis & Berry, attorneys).

Beth A. Wright, for defendant Dy (Stanley P. Stahl, attorney).

Stephen J. Tafaro, for defendant Patel (McDonough, Murray & Korn, attorneys).

Roger G. Ellis, for defendant Morea (Bumgardner, Hardin & Ellis, attorneys).

James A. Vasios, for defendant Popkave (Hurley & Vasios, attorneys).

Bradley M. Wilson, for defendant Warren Hospital (Feuerstein, Sachs, Maitlin, Rosenstein & Fleming, attorneys).


ARNOLD, J.S.C.

In this medical malpractice action, this court struck the testimony of one of plaintiff's medical experts on the grounds that the expert did not understand the meaning of the phrase "reasonable medical certainty." This opinion is intended to supplement the court's earlier oral decision.

On September 11, 1983, Joseph Schrantz was injured in a motorcycle accident. He was admitted to Warren Hospital suffering from three broken ribs. For several...

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