GINSBERG v. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS

DOCKET NO. A-1387-14T3, A-1388-14T3, A-1389-14T3, A-1390-14T3

117 A.3d 200 (2015)

441 N.J. Super. 198

Abigail GINSBERG, an infant, by her mother Tamar GINSBERG, as Guardian ad litem; Tamar Ginsberg, Individually; and Ari Ginsberg, Individually, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and Andrew Rubenstein, M.D.; Hackensack University Medical Center; Hackensack University Medical Center Department of Pediatrics Genetics Service; and Judith Durcan, MS, Defendants-Respondents, and Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Inc., Third-Party Defendant. Abigail Ginsberg, an infant, by her mother Tamar Ginsberg as Guardian ad litem; Tamar Ginsberg, Individually; and Ari Ginsberg, Individually, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc., and Andrew Rubenstein, M.D., Defendants-Respondents, and Hackensack University Medical Center; Hackensack University Medical Center Department of Pediatrics Genetics Service; and Judith Durcan, MS, Defendants-Appellants, and Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Inc., Third-Party Defendant. Abigail Ginsberg, an infant, by her mother Tamar Ginsberg, as Guardian ad litem; Tamar Ginsberg, Individually; and Ari Ginsberg, Individually, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc.; Hackensack University Medical Center; Hackensack University Medical Center Department of Pediatrics Genetics Services; and Judith Durcan, MS, Defendants-Respondents, and Andrew Rubenstein, M.D., Defendant-Appellant, and Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Inc., Third-Party Defendant. Abigail Ginsberg, an infant, by her mother Tamar Ginsberg, as Guardian ad litem; Tamar Ginsberg, Individually; and Ari Ginsberg, Individually, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc.; Andrew Rubenstein, M.D.; Hackensack University Medical Center; Hackensack University Medical Center Department of Pediatrics Genetics Service; and Judith Durcan, MS, Defendants-Respondents, and Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated, Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, v. The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 18, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Cafferty , Newark, argued the cause for appellant Quest Diagnostics in 1387-14 and as respondent in 1388-14 and 1389-14 (Gibbons P.C., attorneys; Mr. Cafferty, Mark S. Sidoti , Nomi I. Lowy , and Lauren James-Weir , Newark, of counsel and on the brief).

Michael R. Ricciardulli argued the cause for appellant Andrew Rubenstein, M.D. in 1389-14 and as respondent in 1387-14, 1388-14, and 1390-14 (Ruprecht Hart Weeks & Ricciardulli, LLP, attorneys; Mr. Ricciardulli and Daniel B. Devinney , on the brief).

Ellen L. Casagrand , Princeton, argued the cause for appellants Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack University Medical Center Department of Pediatrics Genetics Service, and Judith Durcan, MS, in 1388-14 and as respondents in 1387-14, 1389-14, and 1390-14 (Buckley Theroux Kline & Petraske, LLC, attorneys; Ms. Casagrand, on the brief).

Benjamin H. Haftel argued the cause for appellant The Mount Sinai Medical Center in 1390-14 (Vaslas Lepowsky Hauss & Danke LLP, attorneys; Mr. Haftel, on the brief).

Victoria E. Phillips argued the cause for respondents Ginsberg in 1387-14, 1388-14, 1389-14, and 1390-14 (Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP, attorneys; Ms. Phillips and Daniel J. Woodard , on the brief).

Before Judges SABATINO, SIMONELLI, and GUADAGNO.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

These four interlocutory appeals2 stem from a lawsuit involving factual allegations and parties that straddle the states of New York and New Jersey. The core question presented to us is whether the laws of New York, the laws of New Jersey, or some combination...

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