Month: March 2025

NJ Supreme Court Dismisses Child Sex Abuse Claim Against Archdiocese of Philadelphia for Lack of Jurisdiction

NJ Supreme Court Dismisses Child Sex Abuse Claim Against Archdiocese of Philadelphia for Lack of Jurisdiction

In D.T. v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia (A-35-23/088966) (Decided February 4, 2025), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that New Jersey courts can’t exercise personal jurisdiction over the Archdiocese of Philadelphia based on alleged sexual abuse by a priest assigned by the Archdiocese to a Pennsylvania parish, during an overnight

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Affidavit of Merit Requirements for Specialists

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Affidavit of Merit Requirements for Specialists

In Wiggins v. Hackensack Meridian Health (A-43-23/089441) (Decided January 22, 2025), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that when a defending physician practices in more than one specialty and the treatment involved falls within any of that physician’s specialty areas, then an affidavit of merit (AOM) from a physician specializing