Marshall v. Klebanov

In this appeal, the Court must decide whether the statutory immunity provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-16 apply to immunize a psychiatrist from liability when it is alleged that the psychiatrist abandoned a seriously depressed patient and negligently failed to provide the patient with adequate monitoring or treatment. In February 2000, thirty-six year old Ellen Marshall, the decedent, hanged herself two days before a scheduled appointment with defendant, Dr. Vladimir Klebanov, a licensed psychiatrist. Following her death, the decedent’s husband, plaintiff Craig Marshall, *28filed an action against…