HILL INTERN. v. BD. OF EDUC.

DOCKET NO. A-4139-13T3

106 A.3d 487 (2014)

438 N.J. Super. 562

HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ATLANTIC CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Respondent. Cobra Construction Company, Inc., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Atlantic City Board of Education, Defendant-Respondent, and Sosh Architects and Patrick J. Gallagher, Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CZAR Engineering, Third-Party Defendant/Fourth-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, and Arthur W. Ponzio Co. & Associates, Inc., Third-Party Defendant/Fourth-Party Plaintiff, v. Craig Test Boring Co., Inc., and Craig Testing Laboratories, Inc., Fourth-Party Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary C. Chiumento argued the cause for appellants SOSH Architects and Patrick J. Gallagher (Chiumento McNally, L.L.C., attorneys; Mr. Chiumento and Ashley H. Buono , Cherry Hill, on the briefs).

Robert Hedinger argued the cause for respondent Cobra Construction Company, Inc. (Hedinger & Lawless, L.L.C., attorneys; Mr. Hedinger and Richard E. Wenger , Florham Park, on the briefs).

Kevin M. Bothwell , Cherry Hill, argued the cause for respondent Czar Engineering (Thompson Becker & Bothwell, L.L.C., attorneys; Mr. Bothwell , of counsel and on the brief).

Richard W. Gaeckle argued the cause for amicus curiae AIA New Jersey, The New Jersey Society of Architects and The New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers (Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, L.L.P., attorneys; Lawrence P. Powers , of counsel; Andrew J. Carlowicz, Jr. , and Mr. Gaeckle , New Brunswick, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges SABATINO, SIMONELLI, and LEONE.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

This interlocutory appeal in a professional liability case poses more unsettled questions of law arising under the Affidavit of Merit statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29.

Specifically, the appeal concerns whether an affidavit of merit ("AOM") issued by a licensed...

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