Day: June 5, 2020

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Common Knowledge Exception to Affidavit of Merit Statute

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