Legal Opinion
Cornett v. Johnson & Johnson
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 9, 2012PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge CUFF
(temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.
On December 16, 2004, Billie Cornett received a drug-eluting stent to treat coronary artery disease. Five months later, a blood clot formed near the site of the stent and Billie Cornett suffered a subacute stent thrombosis. Eleven days later, he died. On September 15, 2008, his widow, Vonnie Cornett, filed suit in New Jersey seeking damages for the injuries suffered by her husband and his estate.
This appeal requires this Court to consider whether Vonnie Cornett filed her complaint within the statute of limitations, which…
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