Charpentier v. Godsil

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1991-06-28

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OPINION ALITO, Circuit Judge: Dr. Jacob Lewis, a physician employed by the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, appeals from a judgment awarding damages for malpractice under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act. Philip Char-pentier, who won this judgment, cross-appeals. Because we hold that the district court misinterpreted the scope of Dr. Lewis’s immunity under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, we will re…

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