DAVIS v. ELIZ. GEN. MED. CTR.


228 N.J. Super. 17 (1988)

548 A.2d 528

LORENZO DAVIS, AN INFANT BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM ROSA LEE TERRY AND ROSA LEE TERRY, INDIVIDUALLY PLAINTIFFS, v. ELIZABETH GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER, EMIL PISERCHIA, M.D., AND OZZIE ALLEN, R.N., DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Union County.

Decided July 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Cardonsky, for plaintiff (Forman, Forman, Cardonsky & Andril, attorneys).

Melinda Fabrikant, for defendants Elizabeth General Medical Center and Emil Piserchia, M.D. (McDonough, Murray & Korn, attorneys).

Debra Pandos, for defendant Ozzie Allen, R.N. (Hurley & Vasios, attorneys).


MENZA, J.S.C.

The question in this case is whether the parent of a severely and permanently disabled child should be permitted to assert a cause of action for the loss of her child's companionship and society during his minority.

Plaintiff, Lorenzo Davis, suffered severe permanent brain damage which rendered him incompetent as a result of medical negligence that occurred on August 9, 1984. He is now in a semi-comatose state. He cannot speak or otherwise communicate...

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