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16 Elizabeth Hrymoc v. Ethicon, Inc. -- rank: 766

... willful disregard of persons who foreseeably might be harmed.” N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). The PDA explicitly mandates that the trier of ... might be harmed’ by that wrongful behavior.” Ibid. (quoting N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a)). The appellate court underscored that “[t]he ... the severity and duration of the conduct.” Ibid. (quoting N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a)). Thus, the Appellate Division concluded that, instead of ... by any defendant, be conducted in a bifurcated trial.” N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.13(a). “In the first stage of a bifurcated ... willful disregard of persons who foreseeably might be harmed.” N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). The statute defines “[a]ctual malice” as ... indifference to the consequences of such act or omission.” N.J.S.A. 2A:15- 5.10. “[A]ny degree of negligence[,] including gross ...

docket:	a-21-23-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-07-25
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17 DOROTHY PHILLIPS v. MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. -- rank: 764

... motion under a provision of the Punitive Damages Act (PDA), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). The judge granted defendant's motion for JNOV ... and "justified in the circumstances" of the case pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). The judge noted that there can be violation ... governing the trial court's decision under the PDA provision, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a), which requires a judge to determine whether a ... review. Regarding the court's application of its authority under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14, we disagree. The standard of review depends on the ... aside the punitive damage award pursuant to his power under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). We have held that a trial court's exercise of its authority under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a) is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. ...

docket:	a4972-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-11-19
status:	unpublished
citation:
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18 JOHN McDARBY v. MERCK & CO., INC. -- rank: 759

Original Wordprocessor Version This case can also be found at 401 N.J.Super. 10 or 949 A.2d 223. (NOTE: The status of this decision is Published .) NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0076-07T1 A ...

docket:	A0077-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-05-29
status:	published
citation:	401 N.J.Super. 10 949 A.2d 223
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19 JOHN McDARBY v. MERCK & CO., INC. -- rank: 759

Original Wordprocessor Version NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0076-07T1 A-0077-07T1 J APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION May 29, 2008 APPELLATE DIVISION OHN McDARBY and IRMA McDARBY, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. MERCK & CO., INC ...

docket:	A0076-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-05-29
status:	Published
citation:
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20 J.H. v. RM Tagliareni -- rank: 757

Original Wordprocessor Version This case can also be found at --- A.3d ----. (NOTE: The status of this decision is Published.) SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been neither ...

docket:	a-6-18
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2019-07-31
status:
citation:	--- A.3d ----
Document Size:	126403

21 Carol Tarr v. Bob Ciasulli,, et als. -- rank: 749

... Tarr , supra , 360 N.J. Super. at 267; see generally N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.13c (stating that punitive damages are available only if compensatory ... compensatory damages, automatically forecloses the possibility of awarding punitive damages. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.13c. Holding that �compensatory� damages for emotional distress are now ... antithetical to that important limitation in the Punitive Damages Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17. As Justice Hall admonished, a legislative ...

docket:	a-24-03
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2004-08-09
status:
citation:	181 N.J. 70
Document Size:	107212

22 Gloria Hubner and Michael Hubner v. Spring Valley Equestrian Center -- rank: 747

... Act in 1973, see L. 1973, c. 146 (codified at N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 to -5.3), the harsh results of common law ...

docket:	a-52-09
court:	supreme
decided:	2010-07-28
status:
citation:
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23 JARWICK DEVELOPMENTS, INC v. JOSEPH WILF -- rank: 740

... of punitive damages permitted by the Punitive Damages Act (PDA), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12; (3) failing to include conduct that pre-dated January ... against a defendant to discourage similar conduct in the future.' N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.10. The PDA specifically excludes both compensatory damages, which 'means ... who foreseeably might be harmed by those acts or omissions.' N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). In making that determination, the relevant considerations include ... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b).] Before entering judgment, the trial judge 'shall ascertain ... defendant and to deter that defendant from repeating such conduct.' N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). The award amount is also capped so that ... defendant for compensatory damages or $350,000, whichever is greater.' N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(b). If necessary, 'the judge may reduce the ...

docket:	a2053-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-06-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
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24 KENNETH HAGEL v. KEVIN DAVENPORT -- rank: 740

... J. 329, 337 (1993)). The New Jersey Punitive Damages Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17 (the Act), was enacted in 1995 ... who foreseeably might be harmed by those acts or omissions. [N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a).] Liability under the Act is reserved for intentional ...

docket:	a3652-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2024-02-06
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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25 Shelley Pritchett v. State -- rank: 733

... protections under the Punitive Damages Act (PDA or the Act), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17, including the PDA’s cap on ... 431-32. That includes “those provisions of the PDA, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b), that set forth the standards to be used ... govern the calculation of the amount of such an award, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(c)”; and the Baker/BMW factors. Id. at ... the PDA does not establish the right to punitive damages, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.15, the Act, generally, governs how punitive damages may be ... rely solely on bright-line ratios, exempting the LAD in N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(c) from the PDA’s cap on punitive damages ...

docket:	a-5-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2021-08-12
status:
citation:
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26 ELIZABETH HRYMOC v. ETHICON, INC. -- rank: 728

Original Wordprocessor Version (NOTE: The status of this decision is Unpublished.) NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-5151-17 A-1083-18 ELIZABETH HRYMOC and TADEUSZ HRYMOC, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. ETHICON, INC., ETHICON WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ...

docket:	a5151-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-03-02
status:	Published
citation:
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27 LIBERTY INSURANCE CORP v. TECHDAN, LLC -- rank: 726

... couched in terms of contract or tort[,] and like theories.' N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2. A-3510-18 15 The CNA provides that a ... to be 60% or more responsible for the total damages.' N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3(a). However, a party may obtain '[o]nly that ... to be less than 60% responsible for the total damages.' N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3(c). Any party who is compelled to pay more ... injured party's damages without regard to negligence or fault. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2(a)(1). Next, the trier of fact must determine ... s negligence or fault in the form of a percentage. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2(a)(2). Afterwards, the court must mold the verdict based on the findings of the trier of fact. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.2. Thus, New Jersey's adoption of the CNA ' ...

docket:	a3510-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-07-21
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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28 CARLA A. CEASAR v. FLEMINGTON CAR AND TRUCK COUNTRY -- rank: 719

... applied the legal standards embodied in the Punitive Damages Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17 (the PDA), and that he did ... by proof of any degree of negligence including gross negligence. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a).] In moving to dismiss the punitive damages claim ... reckless indifference to the consequences of such act or omission." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.10. As guidance in making the determination, the PDA requires ... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b).] Judge Dumont acted well within his discretion in ... award." Saffos , supra , 419 N.J. Super. at 263 (quoting N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a)). In so acting, a judge must consider that ... defendant and to deter that defendant from repeating" the conduct. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). That is, N.J.S.A. 2A: ...

docket:	a1464-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-04-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
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29 NICHOLAS SAFFOS VS. AVAYA INC., ET AL. -- rank: 714

... did not contravene New Jersey's Punitive Damages Act (PDA), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17, because the Leg�islature excepted punitive ... compensatory damages, they are subject to its general procedural requirements. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(c); Baker , supra , 161 N.J. at 231. The ... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b).] When a punitive-damage award is made, a ... if not, the judge must reduce or eliminate the award. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). "The statute does not appear to substantially alter ... case," and, if not, to reduce or eliminate the award. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14(a). In this case, he found that it was ... consider all evidence relevant to the factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b) as well as the profitability of the ...

docket:	A3189-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-03-08
status:	published
citation:	419 N.J. Super. 244 16 A.3d 1076
Document Size:	123574

30 KAYHAN DONG v. MICHAEL ALAPE -- rank: 711

... the adoption in 1995 of the Punitive Damages Act (PDA), N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17, the Legislature essentially codified these common ... by proof of any degree of negligence including gross negligence. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12a.] "Punitive damages" are defined as those awarded "because of ... against a defendant to discourage similar conduct in the future." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.10. "'Actual malice' means an intentional wrongdoing in the sense ... negligence, including gross negligence, can satisfy the burden of proof. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12a. It requires consideration of specified factors to determine whether to award punitive damages, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12b, and specifies guidelines for determining the amount of a punitive award, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12c. The Act requires a compensatory award as a ...

docket:	a6264-00
court:	njappellate
decided:	2003-06-09
status:	published
citation:	361 N.J. Super. 106
Document Size:	43070