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31 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2295-19.opn.html -- rank: 727

... matter.' The court rejected plaintiff's argument that pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:15- 5.12(4)(a) and -5.14, he was entitled to $5 ... by proof of any degree of negligence including gross negligence. [N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a).] In determining whether to award punitive damages, the trier ... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b).] Punitive damages 'are awarded as punishment or deterrence for ... 4(a), and addressed only one of the elements of N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b). In a conclusory fashion, the court found plaintiff had ... serious harm from Kyriak's conduct, the first consideration of N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b), but did not explain that conclusion and did not ...

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32 Doreen Longo v. Pleasure Productions, Inc. -- rank: 720

... by proof of any degree of negligence including gross negligence. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12.] “‘[P]unitive damages may be awarded only if ...

docket:	A-37-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2013-07-24
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33 DOMENIC F. CAPPELLA, SR v. CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY -- rank: 714

... S.A. 2A:15-5.9 to -5.17. Under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a), [p]unitive damages may be awarded to the plaintiff ... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b).] CEPA allows for an award of punitive damages. Abbamont ...

docket:	a5993-11
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-04-01
status:	Published
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34 JUDITH CARRIE RUSAK VS. RYAN AUTOMOTIVE, L.L.C., ET AL. -- rank: 711

... harm so as to support any award of punitive damages. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). We start with some basic principles. Our review of ... who foreseeably might be harmed by those acts or omissions . [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a) (emphasis added).] A defendant may elect to bifurcate the ... question six co-opted those terms from the PDA. See N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). 6 Needless to say, the jury properly was not ... actual malice or accompanied by a wanton and willful disregard." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a) (emphasis added). This archive is a service of Rutgers ...

docket:	a2002-09
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2011-02-08
status:	published
citation:	418 N.J. Super. 107 12 A.3d 239
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35 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5652-18.opn.html -- rank: 707

... 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 consider ... 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 damages ... 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-5652 ... 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 discern ...

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36 Sopharie Leang, et al. v. Jersey City Board of Education, et al. -- rank: 707

... actual malice or willful disregard of a likelihood of harm, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12, plaintiff’s assertions, if proven, could suffice to support such ... infliction of emotional distress claim also were properly reinstated. See N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12; Murphy , supra , 392 N.J. Super. at 269-70. C ...

docket:	a-21-08
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decided:	2009-04-16
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citation:	198 N.J. 557
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37 CATHY A. LONDON V. LEDERLE LABORATORIES AND E.R. SQUIBB & SONS -- rank: 701

... prospective changes added a new "clear and convincing evidence" standard. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12. ����The judge incorrectly combined the two aspects of the trial ...

docket:	a6471-93
court:	njappellate
decided:	1996-04-30
status:	published
citation:	290 N.J.Super. 318
Document Size:	41572

38 DOROTHY PHILLIPS v. MARRIOTT OWNERSHIP RESORTS INC. -- rank: 698

... who foreseeably might be harmed by those acts or omissions." N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). "Wanton and willful disregard means a deliberate . . . omission with ... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b).] The parties do not dispute that DeRose and Sobeck ...

docket:	a4972-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-11-19
status:	unpublished
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39 HELEN SARKOZY v. A.P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC -- rank: 698

... and plaintiffs did not seek punitive damages. See, e.g. , N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12 (establishing the standard for imposing punitive damages, including the requirement ...

docket:	a0312-07
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-07-31
status:	unpublished
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40 LARISA PAVLOVA, et al. v. MINT MANAGEMENT CORP., et al. -- rank: 694

... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12.] ����Case law considers these same types of factors. Thus, circumstances ...

docket:	a6156-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-03-07
status:	published
citation:	375 N.J. Super. 397
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41 Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Land -- rank: 691

... clear and convincing evidence standard of the Punitive Damages Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). III. ����Because I would require insurance companies in IFPA ...

docket:	a-125-04
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2006-03-14
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42 In the Matter of the Estate of Madeleine Stockdale, Deceased -- rank: 691

... might be harmed by those acts or omissions,” see N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a). Moreover, the Act sets forth additional, required considerations to ... evidence bearing on the propriety of such an award, see N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b), and the amount thereof, see N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(c). Nothing in our decision in Niles suggests that a ... for the rights of the estate’s eventual beneficiaries, see N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a), there is much in the Probate Part judge’s ...

docket:	a-121-06
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decided:	2008-07-21
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citation:	196 N.J. 275
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43 MILES TECHNOLOGY, INC v. APEX I.T. GROUP, LLC -- rank: 688

... the conduct or any concealment of it by the defendant. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(b).] Moreover, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(c), when determining the amount of the punitive damages to ... Auto Mall, Inc. , 194 N.J. 212 , 217 (2008) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(c)).] Finally, a party seeking a punitive damages award must ... Estate of Stockdale , 196 N.J. 275 , 309 (2008) (quoting N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12(a)). Here, the judge charged the jury in accordance with ...

docket:	a3453-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-05
status:	unpublished
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44 CAROL TARR v. BOB CIASULLI'S MACK AUTO MALL, INC. -- rank: 688

... 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). Because ...

docket:	a6383-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-02-26
status:	published
citation:	390 N.J. Super. 557
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45 VINCENT O'HARA et al. v. FRANCIS RISPOLI -- rank: 675

... or wanton to justify an award of punitive damages under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.12. In so ruling, the judge stated, in pertinent part: To ...

docket:	A2925-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-10-31
status:	unpublished
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