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121 GLORIA BRODSKY, et al. v. GRINNELL HAULERS, INC. and JOHN BENNETT, -- rank: 588

... the accident.         [Emphasis added.] This charge accurately stated the law. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3 now provides:         Except as provided in subsection d. of ... responsible for the proportion of damages directly attributable to him. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3. A potentially counterintuitive aspect of the statute is that ... any party compelled to pay more than his percentage share. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3e.     Thus, the end result of the comparative negligence scheme ...

docket:	A3985-01
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2003-07-21
status:	published
citation:	362 N.J. Super. 256 827 A.2d 110
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122 Ginsberg v. Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated -- rank: 588

... limited in accordance with its percentage share of fault under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2(a)(2). (p. 19) The judgment of the Appellate ... factfinder makes two determinations: (1) the assessment of damages, under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2(a)(1), and (2) “[t]he extent, in ... a percentage, of each party’s negligence or fault,” N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2(a)(2). The trial court is charged to â ... findings of fact made by the trier of fact.” N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2(d). 3 Any verdict in plaintiffs’ favor for emotional ... limited in accordance with its percentage share of fault, under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2(a)(2). IV. The judgment of the Appellate Division ...

docket:	A-33-34
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2016-10-26
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123 BELL ATLANTIC NETWORK SERVICES, INC. V P.M. VIDEO CORP., ET ALS -- rank: 585

... the Punitive Damages Act, L. 1995, c. 142, §§ 1-11; N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -15.17, which is applicable to all causes ...

docket:	a6440-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-06-11
status:	published
citation:	322 N.J.Super. 74
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124 CAROL TARR v. BOB CIASULLI'S MACK AUTO MALL, INC. -- rank: 585

... reduce or eliminate the award under the Punitive Damages Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17 (the Act), and (c) the trial ... defendant and to deter that defendant from repeating such conduct." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14. The Act defines punitive damages as "exemplary . . . damages awarded ... against a defendant to discourage similar conduct in the future." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.10. The Model Jury charge on punitive damages contains a ... on the amount of punitive damages that may be awarded. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.10, 5.14. The Act clearly has reduced the deterrence ... defendant and to deter that defendant from repeating such conduct." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12 (detailing some of the relevant evidence to be considered ... trial. As the majority recognizes, the Punitive Damages Act (PDA), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17, excludes Law Against Discrimination (LAD) ...

docket:	a6383-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-02-26
status:	published
citation:	390 N.J. Super. 557
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125 MICHAEL McCARTHY v. PRUDENTIAL FOX ROACH -- rank: 585

... depriving them of their rights under the Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 to -5.8, by failing to allow the jury ... Fraud Act cases 'the trial court should determine damages under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1, apportioning a percentage of fault to each culpable party ... actions in which the question of liability is in dispute,' N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2(a), including those for negligent supervision, and there was ...

docket:	a4442-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-09-14
status:	Unpublished
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126 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4502-18.opn.html -- rank: 583

... to support her claims under The Social Host Liability Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.5 to -5.8, The New Jersey Licensed Alcoholic Beverage ... plaintiff's claim.' Id. at 60. A-4502-18T3 13 N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.5 defines a social host as 'a person who, by ... person who was provided alcoholic beverages by a social host. [N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.6(b)(1)-(3).] Here, plaintiff posits three allegations against ...

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127 PIO v. CLAUDIO TARQUINIO -- rank: 583

... who foreseeably might be harmed by those acts or omissions.' N.J.S.A. 2A:15- 5.12(a). A-1116-16T3 18 After applying this test ...

docket:	a1116-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-09-19
status:	Unpublished
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128 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2242-20.opn.html -- rank: 583

... foreseeably might be harmed by' defendants' alleged acts or omissions, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a), within the meaning of the Punitive Damages Act, A-2242-20 53 N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17. See N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.10 (defining '[a]ctual malice' and '[w]anton and willful ...

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129 REBEKAH S. ZAKROCKI v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY and FREEHOLD FORD -- rank: 580

... trial on punitive damages. The Punitive Damages Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -.17 ["the Act"], requires that a plaintiff have ... a wanton and willful disregard" of the risk in question. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). The standard of proof is "clear and convincing ... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b).] The Act requires "'intentional wrongdoing in the sense ... As the Act specifies, even gross negligence will not suffice. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). Ford argues that the low rate of hot ... defendant and to deter that defendant from repeating such conduct." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). The award must be an amount that is ... duration of the misconduct and the defendant's "financial condition." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(c). The jury must determine the extent of ...

docket:	a5769-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-29
status:	Published
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130 ABEL ALDAMA v. JIFFY TRUCKING, INC -- rank: 580

... the jury to consider liability under the Punitive Damages Act," N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17 (the PDA). Two days before trial ... notice requesting bifurcation of plaintiff's punitive damage claim. See N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.13(a) ("Any actions involving punitive damages shall, if requested ... of punitive damages shall not be admissible in this stage." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.13(b). Only "[i]n the second stage of a ... fact . . . determine if a defendant is liable for punitive damages." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.13(d). We therefore agree that a trial court may ... by proof of any degree of negligence including gross negligence. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a).] "[A]ctual malice" is defined as "an intentional ... reckless indifference to the consequences of such act or omission." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.10. Tortious conduct comprising intentional conversion may support an ...

docket:	a3202-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-01-17
status:	unpublished
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131 REBEKAH S. ZAKROCKI v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY and FREEHOLD FORD -- rank: 580

... trial on punitive damages. The Punitive Damages Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -.17 ["the Act"], requires that a plaintiff have ... a wanton and willful disregard" of the risk in question. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). The standard of proof is "clear and convincing ... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b).] The Act requires "'intentional wrongdoing in the sense ... As the Act specifies, even gross negligence will not suffice. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). Ford argues that the low rate of hot ... defendant and to deter that defendant from repeating such conduct." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). The award must be an amount that is ... duration of the misconduct and the defendant's "financial condition." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(c). The jury must determine the extent of ...

docket:	a5799-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-29
status:	Published
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132 JHONG SIK KIM v. DAVID L. FINGEROTH -- rank: 578

... 163 N.J. 677 , 688 (2000). The Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 to 5.3 (the "Act") provides that a defendant ... fault, provided that the portion is less than sixty percent. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3. Any defendant sixty percent or more responsible is jointly ...

docket:	a4062-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-07-20
status:	unpublished
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133 SELINA BROWN v. COUNTY OF PASSAIC -- rank: 578

... Inc. , 419 N.J. Super. 244 , 264 (App. Div. 2011); N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a) and (b) (setting forth criteria for imposition of ... defendant and to deter that defendant from repeating such conduct." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). The judge may reduce or eliminate the award if it does not serve its statutory purpose. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). Further, the Court has cautioned that punitive damage ...

docket:	a1607-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-06-06
status:	unpublished
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134 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5652-18.opn.html -- rank: 576

... 91 (App. Div. 2003). Accordingly, our Punitive Damages Act (PDA), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17, permits recovery of such sanctions only ... disregard of persons who foreseeably might be harmed by [them].' N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). In setting an appropriate award, a factfinder should ... of the risk of serious harm arising from that conduct. N.J.S.A. 2A:15- 5.12(b) to (c). In CEPA claims in particular, 'punitive ... or 'wanton and willful disregard' on any of their parts, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a), that would have rendered the judge's A ... conduct that caused the plaintiff harm, not any broader wrongdoing. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b) to (c). In light of that standard, we ...

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135 Weiss v. Goldfarb -- rank: 576

... defendants found liable. Such apportionment implicates the comparative negligence statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 to -5.3. Plaintiff's request for an ultimate ... the negligence of the person against whom recovery is sought.” N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1. “New Jersey has a 'modified' comparative negligence system, as ... on punitive damages established by section 6 of this act." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.16. The cap was fixed at "five times the liability ... whichever is greater." L. 1995, c. 142, § 6, codified at N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14b. Because a hospital can be subject to a potential ...

docket:	a-73-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1998-06-16
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citation:	154 N.J. 468
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