RIVERA v. VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rowena M. Durán argued the cause for appellants Howard H. Jones, M.D. and Valley Physician Services, Inc., d/b/a Valley Medical Group P.A. (Vasios, Kelly & Strollo, attorneys; Rowena M. Durán , Mountainside, of counsel and on the briefs).

William G. Theroux argued the cause for appellant Linda Malkin (Buckley Theroux Kline & Cooley, attorneys; William G. Theroux and Sean C. Garrett , on the briefs).

Evelyn Cadorin Farkas argued the cause for appellants The Valley Hospital, Inc., Valley Health System, and Audrey Meyers (Farkas & Donohue, attorneys; Evelyn Cadorin Farkas , Fairfield, of counsel and on the briefs, and Eileen M. Kavanagh , Fairfield, on the briefs).

Michael Gunzburg , a member of the New York bar, admitted pro hac vice, argued the cause for respondent Mirian Rivera, as Executrix of the Estate of Viviana Ruscitto (Michael Gunzberg and Ruta, Soulios & Stratis, attorneys; Michael Gunzberg , and Demetrios K. Stratis , of counsel and on the briefs).

Rayna E. Kessler argued the cause for respondent Nicholas Roche, Individually and as the Guardian of Maximo Valentino Ruscitto-Roche (Robins Kaplan, attorneys; Rayna E. Kessler , and Ian S. Millican , of counsel and on the briefs).

John Zen Jackson argued the cause for amici curiae Medical Society of New Jersey and American Medical Association Litigation Center (Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, attorneys; John Zen Jackson , Iselin, on the brief).

James DiGiulio argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Hospital Association (O'Toole Scrivo, attorneys; James DiGiulio and Andrew Gimigliano , Roseland, of counsel and on the brief, and Alex Daniel and Julia E. Duffy , on the brief).

Theodora McCormick , Princeton, Plainsboro Township, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Doctor-Patient Alliance (Epstein Becker & Green, attorneys; Anthony Argiropoulos , William Gibson , and Maximilian Cadmus , Princeton, Plainsboro Township, of counsel and on the brief).

Bruce H. Nagel argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice (Nagel Rice, attorneys; Bruce H. Nagel , Roseland, of counsel and on the brief, and Randee M. Matloff , Roseland, on the brief).