4. If the plaintiff fails to provide an affidavit or a statement in lieu thereof, pursuant to section 2 or 3 of this act, it shall be deemed a failure to state a cause of action.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:53A-29
Noncompliance deemed failure to state cause of action
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Nuveen Municipal Trust ex rel. Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond Fund v. Withumsmith Brown, P.C. (2012)
Most recently applied in Marc Stephens v. City of Englewood (May 2017)
L.1995,c.139,s.4.
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