{"id":155370,"date":"2026-06-23T21:53:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/23\/lsquogotcha-no-more-nj-fed-court-considers-early-test-for-affidavit-of-merit-disputes-in-med-mal-suits\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T05:53:27","slug":"lsquogotcha-no-more-nj-fed-court-considers-early-test-for-affidavit-of-merit-disputes-in-med-mal-suits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/23\/lsquogotcha-no-more-nj-fed-court-considers-early-test-for-affidavit-of-merit-disputes-in-med-mal-suits\/","title":{"rendered":"&amp;lsquo;Gotcha&#8217; No More? NJ Fed Court Considers Early Test for Affidavit of Merit Disputes in Med Mal Suits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed Local Civil Rule 16.1 amendment would eliminate the current language on affidavits of merit in negligence and malpractice litigation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/958377218\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/958377218\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/958377218\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img 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