Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Pascack Valley Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 22, 2002No. 01-4102PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
New Jersey legislation requires the plaintiff in a malpractice suit to provide an affidavit of merit within 120 days after defendant’s answer is filed. Using the date defendant filed his answer to the first amended complaint as the beginning point, the District Court found that plaintiffs affidavit was untimely and dismissed the suit. We conclude that the time limit began to run on the date the defendant filed his answer to the second amended complaint and, therefore, was timely. Accordingly, we will reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Couri v. GardnerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
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