We were successful in obtaining summary judgment for our emergency physician client based on plaintiff’s counsel’s failure to prove that our client deviated by not recognizing child abuse and thereby not reporting it to DYFS. The Appellate Division initially overturned this ruling by retrospectively instituting a new, enhanced standard for child abuse reporting for physicians versus the general population. The Supreme Court reversed, upholding the trial court’s decision that there was not sufficient evidence during the presentation of the child to our client so that a reasonable person would not suspect abuse and therefore not requiring a report DYFS. This matter was tried against DYFS resulting in a multimillion dollar verdict for the plaintiff.
Buckley, Theroux, Kline & Cooley LLC represents clients in various municipal courts throughout New Jersey. We are experienced in handling all traffic violation appearances.
Ms. Buckley has been practicing as a medical malpractice defense attorney with our firm since 2017. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Buckley worked at a large insurance defense firm in New Jersey, where she gained valuable litigation experience working on personal injury and property damage matters. She has experience in all stages of the litigation process, including conducting initial client meetings, working on various aspects of factual and expert discovery, as well as examining witnesses at jury trials.
Appeals. Mr. Shadle also works closely with defense experts to develop defense strategies. In particular, his work focuses on complex motion practice, appellate litigation, and catastrophic personal injury.
Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice law is one of the leading areas of appellate-tort litigation. Our attorneys are experienced in bringing matters up on appeal or defending appeals filed by other parties on issues specific to medical malpractice law, as well as those applicable to general litigation. The following cases represent some of the matters our attorneys have addressed on appeal.