POOL v. MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSP.

Docket No. A-6183-06T2

948 A.2d 712 (2008)

400 N.J. Super. 572

Deborah K. POOL, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, a domestic non-profit corporation; Richard D. Shih, M.D.; Michael A. Gould, M.D.; Carey Dolgin, M.D.; and William B. Felegi, D.O., Defendants, and Workers' Compensation Security Fund (administered through Hartford SRS), Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric E. Fingerman, argued the cause for appellant (Freeman, Barton, Huber & Sacks, attorneys, Haddonfield; William P. Freeman, on the brief).

James S. Lynch, argued the cause for respondent (Lynch Law Firm, P.C., attorneys; Arthur V. Lynch and Russell H. Rein, on the brief).

Before Judges STERN, A.A. RODRÍGUEZ and C.S. FISHER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FISHER, J.A.D.

Plaintiff Deborah Pool, a radiological technician, suffered a knee injury at her workplace. She was initially diagnosed at Morristown Memorial Hospital (the hospital) as having a minor knee sprain and discharged with a prescription for pain medication. A few days later, she returned to the hospital's emergency room in extreme pain. This time she was diagnosed with a serious infection, which tragically...

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