New Jersey Appellate Division provides a blueprint for proving a claim and obtaining attorney fees under the N.J. Nursing Home Responsibilities and Residents’ Rights Act.

The plaintiff resident alleged the defendant nursing home was negligent and violated her rights for negligently mon Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2021 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The Affidavit of Merit statute requires the affidavit to be served within 60 days of the licensed professional’s answer. However, that deadline is not draconian.

The appellate division grappled with the meaning of the Affidavit of Merit (AOM) statute in light of a filing that Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2021 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.