HANNAN v. ST. JOSEPH'S HOSP.


722 A.2d 971 (1999)

318 N.J. Super. 22

Ross HANNAN and Erica Hannan, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER; Frank Yuppa, M.D., Chairman of Radiology; Lee Snipes, Biomedical Engineer; Manny Christakos, M.D.; Dr. Mark Needle; Joseph Vitale, M.D.; Francis Ferrante, M.D.; and West Paterson Family Medical Center, Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lum, Danzis, Drasco, Positan & Kleinberg, Roseland, for plaintiffs-appellants (Cynthia A. Matheke, of counsel and on the brief).

Reiseman, Sharp, Kelsey & Brown, Parsippany, for defendant-respondent Manny Christakos, M.D. (Meghan E. Walsh, on the brief).

Connell, Foley & Geiser, Roseland, for defendants-respondents Joseph Vitale, M.D., Francis Ferrante, M.D. and West Paterson Family Medical Center, rely on the brief submitted on behalf of respondent Manny Christakos, M.D.

Hein, Smith, Berezin, Maloof, Davidson & Jacobs, Hackensack, for defendants-respondents St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Frank Yuppa, M.D. and Lee Snipes, rely on the brief submitted on behalf of respondent Manny Christakos, M.D.

Philip F. Mattia & Associates, Wayne, for defendant-respondent Mark Needle, M.D., rely on the brief submitted on behalf of respondent Manny Christakos, M.D.

Before Judges HAVEY, SKILLMAN and PAUL G. LEVY.


The opinion of the court was delivered by HAVEY, P.J.A.D.

By leave granted, plaintiffs appeal from a pretrial order entered in this medical malpractice case. The order compels plaintiff Ross Hannan to disclose a chronology of events in the form of "notes" he prepared relating to the care received during his treatment and hospitalization. Plaintiff prepared the notes in accordance with his attorney's instructions in anticipation...

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