Kathleen DIFIORE, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Tomo PEZIC, Pezo, Inc., Great American Assurance Co., Chubb, and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., & Bollinger, Inc., Defendants, and
Driss Elhamdouchi, Route 94 Limousine, Inc., and 201 Taxicab, LLC, Defendants-Respondents.
Dora Deleon, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
The Achilles Foot and Ankle Group, Defendant, and
Franklin N. Levinson, and Eileen F. Levinson, Defendants-Respondents.
Jorge Remache-Robalino, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Nader Boulos, M.D., Lani Mendelson, M.D., and St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Defendants-Respondents.
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Argued January 3, 2023.
Decided June 15, 2023.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Nicholas T. Delaney argued the cause for appellant Kathleen DiFiore (Houghton Delaney, attorneys; Nicholas T. Delaney and Katherine G. Houghton, Paramus, on the briefs).
Sherry L. Foley argued the cause for appellant Dora Deleon (Foley & Foley and Greenberg & Walden, attorneys; Sherry L. Foley, Timothy J. Foley, Saddle River, and Marvin R. Walden, Jr., West New York, of counsel and on the brief).
Christina Vassiliou Harvey argued the cause for appellant Jorge Remache-Robalino (Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland, attorneys; Jonathan H. Lomurro,Freehold, of counsel, Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Freehold, of counsel and on the briefs, and Jeffrey J. Niesz and Andrew B. Broome, on the briefs).
Cynthia A. Satter argued the cause for respondents Driss Elhamdouchi, Route 94 Limousine, Inc., and 201 Taxicab, LLC (Blick Law, attorneys; Cynthia A. Satter, Somerset, and Shaun I. Blick, Basking Ridge, on the brief).
Monique D. Moreira argued the cause for respondents Franklin N. Levinson and Eileen F. Levinson (Moreira Sayles Ramirez, attorneys; Monique D. Moreira, on the brief).
Charles E. Murray, III, argued the cause for respondents Nader Boulos, M.D., Lani Mendelson, M.D., and St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center (Farkas & Donohue, attorneys; Charles E. Murray, III, Fairfield, of counsel and on the briefs).
Catherine B. Derenze argued the cause for amici curiae Medi-Law Solutions, LLC and the National Association of Certified Legal Nurse Consultants (Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, attorneys; Catherine B. Derenze and Bruce D. Greenberg, Newark, on the brief).
Andrew M. Moskowitz argued the cause for amicus curiae National Employment Lawyers Association of New Jersey (Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, attorneys; Andrew M. Moskowitz, Springfield, on the brief).
James S. Lynch argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice (Lynch, Lynch, Held & Rosenberg, attorneys; James S. Lynch, Hasbrouck Heights, and Joseph M. Cerra, on the brief).
Nancy Costello Miller, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General, attorney; Donna Arons, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel, and Nancy Costello Miller, on the brief).
Michelle M. O'Brien argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Defense Association (Flanagan, Barone & O'Brien, attorneys; Michelle M. O'Brien, of counsel and on the brief).
JUSTICEWAINER APTER delivered the opinion of the Court.
We are asked here to clarify procedures regarding who may attend a defense medical examination — as well as whether and how such examinations may be recorded — when a plaintiff has alleged cognitive limitations, psychological impairments, or language barriers.
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