COHEN v. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER


901 A.2d 445 (2006)

386 N.J. Super. 387

Gerald COHEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER, Dr. David Chong, Dr. Ian Samson, Dr. Pier Luigi Pieroni, and Lakewood Surgical Group, Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 30, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian D. Drazin argued, Red Bank, the cause for appellant (Drazin & Warshaw, attorneys; Mr. Drazin, on the brief).

Joseph J. Garvey, Toms River, argued the cause for respondents Community Medical Center and David Chung, M.D. (Garvey, Ballou & Van Dyke, attorneys; Peter J. Van Dyke, on the brief).

Paul F. Schaaff, Jr. argued the cause for respondents Ian Samson, M.D., Pier Luigi Pieroni, M.D., and Lakewood Surgical Group (Orlovsky, Moody, Schaaff & Gabrysiak, attorneys; Mr. Schaaff, of counsel; Jill R. O'Keeffe, on the brief).

Locks Law Firm, attorneys for amicus curiae Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey Chapter (Michael A. Galpern, on the brief).

Before Judges STERN, GRALL and SAPP-PETERSON.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

SAPP-PETERSON, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

In this medical malpractice action, we address prophylactic measures a trial judge should employ when confronted with pretrial and mid-trial publicity. Plaintiff Gerald Cohen appeals from the February 24, 2003, order entering judgment after a jury verdict in favor of defendants Community Medical Center (CMC), David Chung, M.D....

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases