HAVILAND v. LOURDES MEDICAL CTR.

A-70 September Term 2020 085419.

272 A.3d 912 (2022)

250 N.J. 368

Troy HAVILAND, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER OF BURLINGTON COUNTY, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided April 12, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer B. Barr , Atlantic City, argued the cause for appellant ( Cooper Levenson , attorneys; Sharon K. Galpern (Stahl & DeLaurentis), Voorhees, on the brief).

Michael J. Weiss , Cherry Hill, argued the cause for respondent (Law Offices of Michael J. Weiss, attorneys; Michael J. Weiss , on the brief).

Kayla Elizabeth Rowe argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Civil Justice Institute (Rowe Law, attorneys; Kayla Elizabeth Rowe , of counsel and on the brief).

Anthony Argiropoulos argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Doctor-Patient Alliance (Epstein Becker & Green, attorneys; Anthony Argiropoulos and William Gibson , Princeton Township, of counsel and on the brief).

Christina Vassiliou Harvey argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice (Lomurro, Munson, Comer, Brown & Schottland, attorneys; Abbott S. Brown , Freehold, and Jonathan H. Lomurro , of counsel, and Christina Vassiliou Harvey , Freehold, of counsel and on the brief).

Philip S. Goldberg submitted a brief on behalf of amici curiae American Medical Association and Medical Society of New Jersey (Shook, Hardy & Bacon, attorneys; Philip S. Goldberg , on the brief).


The Affidavit of Merit (AOM) statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 to -29, requires a plaintiff bringing a malpractice or a negligence claim against a "licensed person" to submit an AOM by an appropriately licensed person stating that there is a reasonable probability...

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