Legal Opinion
Petition of Hall by and Through Hall
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 5, 1997PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
This appeal invites our consideration of whether pre-suit depositions may be authorized pursuant to the Rules Governing Civil Practice to assist plaintiffs contemplating filing malpractice actions in complying with the requirements of the recently-enacted Affidavit of Merit Statute. L. 1995, c. 139 (codified at N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29).
On the petition of Sandra Hall, guardian ad litem of Woodrow Hall, the Law Division ordered pre-suit depositions of various health care professionals pursuant to Rule 4:11-1. The Appellate Division summarily…
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