Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Praiss
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 18, 1995PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
This appeal concerns the concurrent duties of a health maintenance organization (HMO) and the physicians who contract with the HMO to deliver medical services.
Traditionally the prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine stemmed from a perceived need to protect the public from the commercial exploitation of the practice of medicine. “It has been said to be against public policy to permit a ‘middleman’ to intervene for profit in establishing the professional relationship between members of the medical profession and members of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Pickett v. Lloyd'sSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Cartel Capital Corp. v. Fireco of New JerseySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Nest-KartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Renz v. Penn Central Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Velop, Inc. v. KaplanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
- SC Holdings, Inc. v. A.A.A. Realty Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1996
- Burt v. W. Jersey Health SystemsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
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