A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a doctor is not liable for negligently prescribing drugs to a patient who was involved in a fatal crash.

Affirming a lower court ruling, the appeals court said psychiatrist Stefan Lerner of Princeton was not liable for the death of Judith Schrope, who was riding a bicycle when she was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Lerner’s patient, Barbara Mulford Dera. The appeals court said Lerner could not be found liable for the death because there was no evidence the drugs he prescribed caused Dera to strike Schrope.

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