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NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Common Knowledge Exception to Affidavit of Merit Statute
In Cowley v. Virtua Health System (A-47-18/081891) (Decided May 4, 2020), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the “common knowledge” exception to the Affidavit of Merit Statute did not apply to the plaintiff, a hospital patient who removed her own breathing tube and refused replacement. Facts of Cowley