In more than half of U.S. states, a plaintiff filing a medical malpractice action must submit an “affidavit of merit” or similar document at an ...

Where a medical malpractice defendant has dual board certifications, must the plaintiff’s affidavit of merit be from a doctor who is also board certified in the same two disciplines? No, said the ...

Medical malpractice plaintiffs filing suits in federal court don’t have to comply with a state affidavit of merit law, the US ...

The Ninth Circuit ruled that prosecutorial immunity does not apply when a prosecutor personally swears to alleged false statements used to obtain an arrest warrant.

Asking for a good-faith waiver under the Affidavit of Merit Statute doesn't require explaining to a judge why you couldn't get an equivalently qualified expert, just that you gave it the old college ...