ANTHONY MCCORMICK VS. STATE OF NEW JERSEY
A-3493-14T2
An injured plaintiff who alleges that he received
inadequate medical care while housed in a government facility
cannot avoid his obligation to serve an Affidavit of Merit (AOM)
under N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-27 by naming only the public entity as a
defendant in his complaint and not suing the individual licensed
professionals who provided the allegedly inadequate care. We
extend the holding of Shamrock Lacrosse, Inc. v. Klehr,
Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers, LLP, 416 N.J. Super. 1
(App. Div. 2010) (requiring an AOM where a legal malpractice
complaint named only law firms as defendants and not their
associate, the licensed attorney who acted negligently) to cases
involving public entity defendants and involving other forms of
malpractice. Wednesday, August 31, 2016
ANTHONY MCCORMICK VS. STATE OF NEW JERSEY A-3493-14T2
