NANCY WEISS, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF RUSSELL M. WOOD, AND NANCY WEISS, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTINE WOOD, AND ROBERT E. WOOD, INDIVIDUALLY AND NANCY WEISS, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,
v.
IRWIN GOLDFARB, M.D.; W.R. CHENITZ, M.D.; BASSAM HADDAD, M.D.; ST. MICHAEL'S MEDICAL CENTER; DONALD RUBENSTEIN, M.D.; ADOLF SENFT, M.D.; CECIL MATTHEWS, M.D.; MICHAEL GUMA, M.D.; ANGELINA FORSHAGE, R.N.; AND LILY MATULAC, R.N., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, AND AMER AL-ZARKA, M.D.; EDWARD MANZELLA, M.D.; A. JOSEPHINE VILLANUEVA, R.N.; A. JOSE DAIRO, L.P.N.; AND R. BARCELONA, R.N., DEFENDANTS.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued October 22, 1996.
Decided November 20, 1996.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Arthur L. Raynes argued the cause for appellants (Wiley, Malehorn and Sirota, attorneys; Mr. Raynes, of counsel and on the brief with James M. McCreedy).
Patrick J. Hughes argued the cause for respondents St. Michael's Medical Center, Cecil Matthews, M.D., Michael Guma, M.D., Angelina Forshage, R.N. and Lily Matulac, R.N. (Connell, Foley & Geiser, attorneys; Mr. Hughes, of counsel and on the brief with Mollie K. O'Brien).
Benjamin H. Haftel argued the cause for respondent Bassam Haddad, M.D. (Hurley & Vasios, attorneys; Mr. Haftel, on the brief).
James B. Sharp argued the cause for respondent Donald Rubenstein, M.D. (Reiseman & Sharp, attorneys; Mr. Sharp, of counsel; Cheryl H. Kriney, on the brief).
James R. Korn argued the cause for respondent Irwin Goldfarb, M.D. (McDonough, Korn, Eichhorn & Boyle, attorneys; Mr. Korn, of counsel; William S. Mezzomo, on the brief).
Louis A. Ruprecht argued the cause for respondent Adolf Senft, M.D. (Ruprecht & Hart, attorneys; Mr. Ruprecht, of counsel and on the brief).
Philip F. Mattia argued the cause for respondent William R. Chenitz, M.D. (De Yoe, Heissenbuttel & Mattia, attorneys; Mr. Mattia, of counsel and on the brief with L. John Topchik).
Before Judges PRESSLER, STERN and WECKER.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
The opinion of the court was delivered by PRESSLER, P.J.A.D.
This is a medical malpractice case. Plaintiff's decedent, Robert A. Wood, died following a cardiac arrest while undergoing dialysis at St. Michael's Medical Center. He had come to the dialysis unit from the hospital's telemetry unit where, because of a variety of arrythmia problems, his heart had been continuously monitored since his arrival at the hospital two days earlier. He was not connected to a monitor...
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