Expert Testimony Accepted from General Dentist, Not a Specialist

January 8, 2015 |

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – submitted by New Jersey Malpractice Attorney, Jeffrey Hark 29-2-5415 Colon v. Robinson, App. Div The subject matter of this appeal to two fold.  Factually the plaintiff has claimed, and was successful at trial with regard to a dental malpractice lawsuit stemming from the alleged extraction of the wrong tooth by defendant Lealon…

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Proximate Cause in Dental Malpractice

November 3, 2014 |

Submitted by New Jersey Malpractice Attorney, Jeffrey Hark 29-2-4812 Demarco v. Katz, App. Div. (Fuentes, J.A.D.) (16 pp.) In this case the appellate division reviews the trial court’s retain of a ‘hybrid’ jury charge addressing proximate cause.  The issue was whether a dentist’s negligence was the “substantial factor in bringing about the resulting injury.” The court found no discernible error with the…

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