Legal Opinion

Cowley v. Virtua Health Sys.

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided September 6, 2018No. DOCKET NO. A-4004-16T4PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROTHSTADT, J.A.D.

*282In this appeal, we are asked to consider whether the Law Division properly dismissed plaintiffs Linda Cowley's and Robert Cowley's medical malpractice complaint based upon their failure to serve an affidavit of merit (AOM), after it rejected plaintiffs' argument that the "common knowledge" exception relieved them of the obligation to serve an AOM as required by the Affidavit of Merit Statute (AMS), N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29. In their appeal *283from the Law Division's April 13, 2017 order dismissing their action against defendants Virtua - West Jersey Health System, Inc. (Virtua)…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Natale v. Camden County Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  2. Manalapan Realty v. Township Committee of the Township of ManalapanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
  3. Alan J. Cornblatt, PA v. BarowSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
  4. Hubbard Ex Rel. Hubbard v. ReedSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2001
  5. Sanzari v. RosenfeldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. DARRELL CARLESS VS. EAST ORANGE GENERAL HOSPITAL (L-3375-16, ESSEX COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
  2. EHRLICH v. MCINERNEYDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2019
  3. EVELYN L. AIKEN VS. DANIEL J. PYO, M.D. (L-1705-15, MORRIS COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
  4. LAUREN GILL HAYSER VS. GLENN PARKER, M.D. (L-2926-14, OCEAN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2021
  5. Linda Cowley v. Virtua Health System (081891) (Camden County & Statewide)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2020

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