Day: March 4, 2025

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