Khan v. Singh

This matter, which is before the Court as of right based on the dissent filed in the Appellate Division, see N.J. Const, art. VI, §5, ¶ 1(b); R. 2:2-1(a)(2), presents the Court with the opportunity to consider the contours of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. More specifically, it presents this Court with two questions about the appropriate application of that doctrine in the context of medical malpractice litigation.

First, we are called upon to define the qualifications needed for an expert to testify that it is common knowledge in the medical community that an occurrence does not…