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Tort Reform in New Jersey

By Gary L. Riveles and Cyndee L. Allert
December 31, 2014

Editor's Note: As the authors explained in Part One of this article, like many other states, New Jersey has instituted tort reform measures aimed at reducing the incidence of frivolous lawsuits and the costs of practicing medicine. These changes in the law have had unintended consequences, however, often making the prosecution of a medical malpractice claims so complicated that only specialist attorneys can handle them.

It used to be that if a proposed medical expert had the qualifications and was credentialed to do the same procedure or perform the interpretation that was being criticized and evaluated, that affiant was qualified to give expert testimony.

However, this common sense interpretation ' one that long pre-existed the Affidavit of Merit Statute (AOM) N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-26 et seq. ' was subsequently eviscerated by legislative fiat. In a daring and yet unresolved challenge to the Separation of Powers Doctrine, the legislature promulgated a new statute with respect to the qualification of experts that was made applicable to all testifying experts at trial and to those who submitted the requisite AOM. Article 6, ' 2, '3 of the New Jersey Constitution vested the New Jersey Court with rule-making power. That paragraph provides in relevant part: “The Supreme Court shall make rules governing the administration of all courts in the state and, subject to the law, that practice and procedure in all such courts.”

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