Supreme Court of New Jersey January 22, 2001 (Miller v. Estate of Sperling)

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

*372ZAZZALI, J.

The issue here is whether a plaintiffs failure to timely file a medical malpractice claim precludes a later wrongful death action arising out of the alleged malpractice.

Dr. Sperling treated plaintiffs wife from the early 1960s until 1985. During that period, Dr.