COLUCCI v. OPPENHEIM


740 A.2d 1101 (1999)

326 N.J. Super. 166

Donald COLUCCI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William OPPENHEIM, M.D., Defendant-Respondent. and St. Barnabas Medical Center, Defendant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Mahoney, Westfield, for plaintiff-appellant (Mahoney and Mahoney, attorneys; Mr. Mahoney, of counsel and on the brief; Dennis M. Mahoney, on the brief).

David P. Weeks, Woodbridge, for defendant-respondent (Ruprecht, Hart & Weeks, attorneys; Mr. Weeks, of counsel; Michael R. Ricciardulli, on the brief).

Before Judges KESTIN, WEFING and STEINBERG.


The opinion of the court was delivered by STEINBERG, J.A.D.

In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff Donald Colucci appeals from an order dismissing his complaint against defendant William Oppenheim, M.D. with prejudice based upon a jury verdict of no cause for action, as well as from an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial. We reverse.

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