VELAZQUEZ EX REL. VELAZQUEZ v. JIMINEZ


798 A.2d 51 (2002)

172 N.J. 240

Conor VELAZQUEZ, an infant by his mother and natural guardian, Charmaine VELAZQUEZ, Charmaine Velazquez, individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Conor Velazquez, and Jose Velazquez, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Conor Velazquez, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Teresa JIMINEZ, M.D., St. Peter's Medical Center, Ellen Maak, R.N., Jeanine Healy, R.N., and John Does, M.D., Defendants, and Angela C. Ranzini, M.D., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald P. Jacobs, Summit, argued the cause for appellant (Budd Larner Gross Rosenbaum Greenberg & Sade, attorneys; Cynthia A. Walters, of counsel; Mr. Jacobs and Scott E. Reynolds, on the briefs).

James M. Andrews argued the cause for respondents (Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley, attorneys; Mr. Andrews, Michelle F. McGovern, Cherry Hill, and James Llewellyn Matthews, on the brief).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by LONG, J.

New Jersey's Good Samaritan Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-1, provides:

Any individual, including a person licensed to practice any method of treatment of human ailments, disease, pain, injury, deformity, mental or physical condition, or licensed to render services ancillary thereto, or any person who is a volunteer member of a duly incorporated first aid and emergency...

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