United States Third Circuit

The time limit for filing an affidavit, in support of a medical malpractice suit under New Jersey law, began to run on the date defendant filed his answer to the second amended complaint (not to the original complaint) thus the affidavit was timely.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/16/2002
• Decided 08/22/2002
• Published 08/22/2002

Judges

• Before: McKEE, WEIS and DUHE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Clifford E. Haines, (argued), Litvin, Blumberg, Matusow & Young, Philadelphia, PA, for appellant., William J. Buckley, (argued), Kimberly A. Boyer, Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Philadelphia, PA, for Mardik Donikyan, M.D., Lawrence H. Jacobs, (argued), Robert J. Maloof, Hein, Smith, Berezin, Maloof & Jacobs, Hackensack, NJ, for Pascack Valley Hospital.