Plaintiff appeals, arguing that the trial judge erred in permitting the assistant county medical examiner to express an opinion, which plaintiff claims was a net opinion, on the cause of death, and in admitting evidence of: the death certificate's declaration of the cause of death Dawn's use of Bextra and Dawn's alleged consumption of alcohol prior to her death. Gordon deviated from the standard of care but his deviation was not a proximate cause of Dawn's death. Plaintiff commenced this action on behalf of the estate of her daughter, Dawn Witman, claiming defendant Robert Gordon, M.D., among others, failed to accurately diagnose the medical condition that plaintiff claims caused Dawn's death at the age of twenty-eight years. John Zen Jackson argued the cause for respondent (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, attorneys Mr.

McLafferty argued the cause for appellant (Messa & Associates, attorneys Ms. On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Gloucester County, Docket No.

Before Judges Carchman, Fisher and Nugent.

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