Medical Malpractice Update 2026
Date: Dec 11, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $179.00
Non-Member Price: $224.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Civil
Earn up to 4.5 credits! (More Information)
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Paul M. Da Costa, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Sarno Da Costa D'Aniello Maceri Webb LLC
Presenters
- Carol L. Forte, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Blume, Forte, Fried, Zerres, Molinari, Makowicz, Elwood, Zenna, & Feldman, PC - Ernest P. Fronzuto, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Fronzuto Law Group - Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Esq.
- Lomurro Munson, LLC, Freehold
- John M. Hockin, Jr., Esq.
- Ronan, Tuzzio & Giannone, Tinton Falls
- Joao F. Magalhaes, Esq.
- Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Lawrenceville
- Diana C. Manning, Esq.
- First Vice President, New Jersey State Bar Association
McCarter & English, LLP, Newark - Michael R. Ricciardulli, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Ruprecht, Hart, Ricciardulli & Sherman, LLP - Francisco J. Rodriguez, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC - Lauren M. Strollo, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Ronan, Tuzzio & Giannone
Medical malpractice litigation in New Jersey is changing quickly, and trial attorneys who fall behind put their cases at risk. Register today for New Jersey's premier annual Med Mal update to stay current on the technology, strategies, statutory amendments, and court rulings that will shape how you manage your cases in the year ahead.
The program will include the developments you need to know now - a malpractice carrier in bankruptcy and resulting ethical scenarios, claims against non-physician providers, and the fallout from Spill.
A panel of medical malpractice trial lawyers will take you into the courtroom, walking you through the procedural hurdles ahead, the resolution of complex evidentiary disputes, and the legal malpractice traps that can turn your client's case into a claim against you. A comprehensive case law update will leave you with a clear view of the current landscape and practical methods for the uncommon issues this practice area produces. Don't get left behind in 2027 - make your plans to attend today.
Program Agenda:
8:55 a.m. | Welcome - Paul M. da Costa, Esq.
9 - 10:30 a.m. | Dealing with the Implications and Ethical Scenarios Following a Malpractice Carrier's Filing for Bankruptcy/Liquidation - Paul M. da Costa, Esq., Carol L. Forte, Esq., John M. Hockin, Jr., Esq., Joao F. Magalhaes, Esq., Diana C. Manning, Esq.
10:30 a.m. | Break
10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | Post-Spill Implications on the Horizon - Ernest P. Fronzuto, Esq. and Michael R. Ricciardulli, Esq.
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | A New Emerging Landscape in Medical Malpractice: Claims against Advanced Practice Providers (Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners) - Francisco J. Rodriguez, Esq., Lauren M. Strollo, Esq.
12:15 - 1 p.m. | Case Law Update - Christina Vassiliou Harvey, Esq.; John M. Hockin, Jr., Esq.
1 p.m. | Adjourn
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