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SALAS BY SALAS v. WANG

Nos. 87-5059, 87-5084, 87-5099 and 87-5112.

846 F.2d 897 (1988)

Danny SALAS, a minor, by his mother and Guardian ad Litem, Maria E. SALAS, Appellants in No. 87-5112 v. Sun-Mei WANG, M.D.; St. Joseph's Hospital a corporation of the State of New Jersey, Nicholas Marino, M.D.; Albert Mall, M.D.; James P. Thompson, M.D.; Mohd A. Siddiqui, M.D.; James Pascale, M.D.; Thomas E. Potter, M.D.; Kendrick P. Lance, M.D.; College of Medicine & Dentistry; Rowena Li, M.D.; Sister Jane Frances Brady; Sister Robert Clare Swartz, R.N.; Mary Kowal, R.N.; Dawn Schwartz, R.N.; Cheryl Daniels, R.N.; Dawn Campbell, R.N.; Jane Mullaney, R.N.; Nina Grossi-Halstead, R.N.; Lynn Pascal, R.N.; and Patricia Lia, R.N., jointly, severally and in the alternative. Appeal of Nicholas MARINO, M.D., Appellant in No. 87-5059. Appeal of Nina GROSSI-HALSTEAD and Cheryl Daniels, Appellants in No. 87-5084. Appeal of Sun-Mei WANG, M.D., Appellant in No. 87-5099.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 16, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold J. Ginsberg (argued), Edward A. Perse, Horton, Perse & Ginsberg, Edward C. Ratiner, Ratiner & Glynn, P.A., Miami, Fla., for appellant Danny Salas.

George J. Kenney (argued), Patrick J. McAuley, Connell, Foley & Geiser, Roseland, N.J., for appellee Nicholas Marino, M.D.

Peter A. Greene (argued), Douglas F. Ortelere, Feuerstein, Sachs, Maitlin & Fleming, West Orange, N.J., for appellees Cheryl Daniels, R.N. and Nina Grossi-Halstead, R.N.

John L. Shanahan, Shanahan & Schussell, Roseland, N.J., for appellee Sun-Mei Wang, M.D.

Before BECKER, SCIRICA and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

These are appeals from the judgment of the district court in a medical malpractice action founded on diversity of citizenship. The appeals (and cross appeal) followed a $6.5 million jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Danny Salas, by his mother and guardian ad litem, Maria E. Salas, who sued alleging that Danny had become severely brain damaged as a result of the defendants' negligence in failing to recognize...

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