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MATYNSKA v. FRIED

811 A.2d 456 (2002)

175 N.J. 51

Helena MATYNSKA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Steven H. FRIED, M.D., Michael Azzoni, M.D., David Adams, M.D. and Erwin Mermelstein, M.D., Defendants-Respondents, and Marc Cardlia, M.D., Gerald Weisfogel, M.D., Kathleen Reed, R.N., Kailas Tanna, L.P.N., Lynann Wallace, R.N., Celeste Ardona, L.P.N., Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, John Does, M.D. (1 thru 15) and Jane Does, R.N. (1 thru 15), (said names being fictitious for other medical personnel who treated plaintiff as true identities are unknown), Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided December 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Galex, East Brunswick, argued the cause for appellant (Galex, Tortoreti & Tomes, attorneys; Mr. Galex and Frances A. Tomes, on the briefs).

Gary L. Riveles, argued the cause for respondent Steven H. Fried, M.D. (Dughi, Hewit & Palatucci, attorneys).

Kenneth M. Brown, Murray Hill, argued the cause for respondents Michael Azzoni, M.D. and David Adams, M.D. (Reiseman Sharp Brown & Rosenberg, attorneys, Parsippany).

Paul F. Schaaff, Jr. argued the cause for respondent Erwin Mermelstein, M.D. (Orlovsky, Moody & Schaaff, attorneys, West Long Branch; Jill R. O'Keeffe, on the brief).

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff, Helena Matynska suffered complications following hip replacement surgery, which she attributed to negligent post-operative medical treatment. She filed a complaint against Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, eleven doctors and nurses, and "John Doe, M.D. and Jane Doe, R.N." Not named as a defendant was Dr. Mark Feierstein, who for nearly three days after her surgery, "covered" hospital rounds for his partner, Matynska's orthopedic surgeon...

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