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1 Carol Ann Conforti v. County of Ocean -- rank: 1000

... others, unless the examination is for the purpose of treatment; N.J.S.A. 59:6-5, which grants immunity to public entities and employees for diagnosing ... wrongful act in so prescribing.” Id. at 864 (quoting N.J.S.A. 59:6-5(a)). However, the court found the doctor was immune under ... A. 59:6-4; ‘failing to [properly] diagnose,’ N.J.S.A. 59:6-5; or failing to ‘confine a person for mental illness ... treatment” because it is a “merely preventative screening[]”). N.J.S.A. 59:6-5, “Immunity from liability for failure to diagnose certain conditions ... test); Charpentier, 937 F.2d at 861, 867 (determining that N.J.S.A. 59:6-5 immunized a physician’s alleged negligent failure to transfer an ... suicide risk during his October 2010 incarceration. [(emphases added).] 2. N.J.S.A. 59:6-5 is entitled “Diagnosing or failing to diagnose mental ...

docket:	a-1-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-10
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Document Size:	156089

2 CAROL ANN CONFORTI v. COUNTY OF OCEAN -- rank: 629

... 59:6-4 (failure to make physical or mental exam), N.J.S.A. 59:6-5 (failure to diagnose mental illness or substance abuse), and N ...

docket:	a0817-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-02
status:	Unpublished
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Document Size:	50088