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16 BRIAN GATESY v. SCHUBERT PEROTTE, M.D. -- rank: 646

... he demanded: [C]ontribution from the co-defendants pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3 and N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-, for indemnification, and ...

docket:	a0360-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-04-07
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	47986

17 CHRISTINE M. ERNY v. ROY RUSSO, -- rank: 643

... of negligence attributable to the person recovering. Footnote: 11      11 N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3 provides, in pertinent part:         Except as provided in subsection d ...

docket:	a3159-98
court:	njappellate
decided:	2000-07-17
status:	published
citation:	333 N.J.Super. 89
Document Size:	41148

18 JHONG SIK KIM v. DAVID L. FINGEROTH -- rank: 635

... 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 and ...

docket:	a4062-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-07-20
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	27893

19 ANNA I. BOLZ v. JOSEPH BOLZ -- rank: 620

... to be less than 60% responsible for the total damages. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3.] The TCA provides, in pertinent part that generally: a. Except ...

docket:	A0916-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-05-08
status:	published
citation:	400 N.J.Super. 154 946 A.2d 596
Document Size:	70529

20 KARIN KOVALICKY v. BRYAN MARSHALL -- rank: 601

... the remaining $25,000 owed by defendant Sugar pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3. The trial court dismissed plaintiff's requested relief with prejudice ... We turn next to the Joint and Several Liability Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3, which provides that a party may recover "the full amount ... allocation assessed against all defendants is mistaken. Plaintiff maintains that N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3, as it refers to total damages, refers to total damages ... from them. This assertion is wrong. The plain meaning of N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3 is that a party may recover the entire amount of ... responsible for 39.06% of total damages. Therefore, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3, plaintiff cannot recover the total amount of her damages from ...

docket:	a5442-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-11-15
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	16427

21 JEFFREY McDANIEL v. MAN WAI LEE -- rank: 601

... to third-party claims pursuant to the Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3. Ramos , supra , 103 N.J. at 194; Stephenson , supra , 103 ...

docket:	a5900-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-27
status:	published
citation:	419 N.J. Super. 482 17 A.3d 816
Document Size:	50823

22 GLORIA BRODSKY, et al. v. GRINNELL HAULERS, INC. and JOHN BENNETT, -- rank: 580

... 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 this ... 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 it ...

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
Document Size:	62098

23 SCOTT W. ADAMS, v. STEVEN YANG, M.D., -- rank: 575

... to be less than 60% responsible for the total damages. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3(a), (c).] The right of contribution prescribed by the Joint ... other joint tortfeasors.' Glassman, 249 N.J. at 219 (quoting N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3(e)). Although neither the Joint Tortfeasors Contribution Law nor the ...

docket:	a0052-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-02-21
status:	Published
citation:
Document Size:	33429

24 James v. Bessemer Processing Co. Inc. -- rank: 569

... to the plaintiff for the full amount of the damages. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3. In environmental tort actions, joint and several liability was preserved ...

docket:	a-115-97
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1998-07-27
status:
citation:	155 N.J. 279
Document Size:	100902

25 ASTIN CIVITANO v. JASON FONTAINE -- rank: 548

... endorsements. Ibid. The Law Division applied the Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3, and determined that for motor vehicle collisions that occur after ...

docket:	a3087-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-01-12
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	34028

26 JOSEPH V. BUCCHI v. JANEL DELUCA -- rank: 543

... be liable for the entire award. Id. at 175 (citing N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3(a)). The Campione Court held that in view of the ...

docket:	a5672-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-10-29
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	33377

27 DOMINIC MARINELLI VS K-MART & ET ALS -- rank: 493

... time plaintiff's accident occurred and his complaint was filed, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3 provided in pertinent part:             Except as provided in subsection d ... Rather, comparative negligence having been determined under New Jersey law, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3 shall control the recovery of damages to be awarded at ... be used against Ford, but not K-Mart. Footnote: 2 N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3 was amended by L. 1995, c. 140, § 2. The amendment ...

docket:	a3857-95
court:	njappellate
decided:	1999-03-09
status:	published
citation:	318 N.J.Super. 554
Document Size:	46407

28 Karen Garcia v. Kozlov, Seaton, Romanini & Brooks, et als. -- rank: 493

... recommended settlement. Footnote: 6 At the time of the trial, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3 stated that only a defendant determined to be 60% or ...

docket:	a-81-02
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2004-04-13
status:
citation:	179 N.J. 343
Document Size:	68234

29 THE ESTATE OF JAMES RHODA v. SOUTH JERSEY EXTENDED CARE -- rank: 485

... plaintiff may still recover the full amount from them, see N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3(a), but the need for a second contribution trial will ...

docket:	a0607-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-05-04
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	16022

30 JULIE GANGEMI, et al. v. NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES, INC. -- rank: 485

... consent of the parties. Footnote: 2 The Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.3, provides that "[a]ny party who is compelled to pay ...

docket:	a1151-96
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-10-28
status:	published
citation:	305 N.J. Super. 97
Document Size:	27635