New Jersey Appeals Court Orders New Trial In Dispute Over Achilles Tendon Surgery

(May 21, 2019, 9:22 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A trial judge erred in failing to address post-verdict juror misconduct and in barring certain testimony in a dispute over the standard of care used in surgery to repair a plaintiff’s torn Achilles tendon, a New Jersey appellate court held May 15, reversing a defense verdict and remanding for a new trial (Storm Colleton, et al. v. Mark Biebel, et al., No. A-5469-16T1, N.J. Super., App. Div., 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1109)....

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