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16 THOMAS O'BRIEN v. TWO WEST HANOVER COMPANY and LORRAINE BENKENDORF d/b/a BENKENDORF ELECTROLYSIS, -- rank: 632

... case involves the interplay of ERISA, the collateral source rule, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97, and the impact, if any, of Werner upon those statutes.      N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 provides as follows:             In any civil action brought for personal ... evidence regarding any of the matters described in this act.      N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 eliminates the possibility of double recovery by requiring a deduction ... subrogation or reimbursement. Id. at 409. Because the purpose of N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 was to eliminate double recovery to plaintiffs and allocate "the ...

docket:	A3233-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2002-04-30
status:	published
citation:	350 N.J. Super. 441 795 A.2d 907
Document Size:	35155

17 VITO LANGONE v. FOOD-A-RAMA t/a SHOP RITE OF WEST LONG BRANCH STORE NO. 623, WLB ASSOCIATES, INC. -- rank: 629

... from December 2000, to the jury verdict, or 177 weeks. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 provides: In any civil action brought for personal injury or ... 1977)). Injured plaintiffs, under the rule, could receive double recoveries. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 was enacted primarily to eliminate double recovery by an injured ... emphasis added).] That legislative history reaffirms the plain language of N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 and underscores that it had more than one purpose. To ... same position as they were prior to the enactment of N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 upon tort verdicts subject to its application: 1) the off ... decision: To the first point, the collateral source statute is N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. And it reads in pertinent part, if a plaintiff receives ...

docket:	A1562-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-01-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	65692

18 KAREN D. HOLLAND v. DONALD WAGENBLAST -- rank: 614

... permanent injuries within the meaning of the verbal threshold statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. We reject each of these arguments and affirm. The following ... the jury. Id. at 549. IV. Finally, defendant argues that N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 requires an offset of plaintiff's past receipt and future ... damages awarded by the jury for her traumatic brain injury. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 provides, In any civil action brought for personal injury or ... from any award recovered by the plaintiff[.] On its face, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 eliminates double recovery by directing the court to deduct from ...

docket:	A0967-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-01-14
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	73062

19 GRACE AYBAR VS NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BUS OPERATIONS, INC. ET AL -- rank: 601

... only to tort claims against the State and State employees, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97, is preempted by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (FEHBA ... judge has so held, at least in the context of N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. See Danowski v. United States , 924 F. Supp. 661 , 670 ... benefits or the proceeds from a life insurance policy," in N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 expressly relates to ERISA or FEHBA plans. If the more ... to New Jersey's general "collateral source" rule contained in N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. - - This archive is a service of Rutgers School of Law ...

docket:	a7575-95
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-10-14
status:	published
citation:	305 N.J.Super. 32
Document Size:	32674

20 RACHEL KRANZ v. STEVEN SCHUSS, M.D. -- rank: 592

... New York defendants. 3 Defendants argue the collateral source rule, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97, and general notions of public policy support the judge's ... plaintiff receives benefits for injuries caused by a joint tortfeasor. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. Defendants argue the New York defendants could not be "joint ...

docket:	a4918-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-08-31
status:	published
citation:	447 N.J.Super. 168 146 A.3d 647
Document Size:	45328

21 LARRY D. CLANTON v. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. -- rank: 564

... a collateral source that should generally be deducted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 which states: In any civil action brought for personal injury ...

docket:	a1737-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-09-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	81354

22 MING YU HE v. ENILMA MILLER -- rank: 527

... economic damages. Turning to application of the collateral source rule, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97, a plaintiff in a civil action who is receiving a ... by the plaintiff." The Legislature's overriding intent in adopting N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 is to prevent a claimant from receiving benefits beyond the ...

docket:	a1599-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-09-02
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	26176

23 BETTY L. WOODGER v. CHRIST HOSPITAL et al. -- rank: 524

... issue respecting the application of the statutory collateral source rule, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. Plaintiff Betty L. Woodger is receiving social security disability benefits ... her social security disability benefits as a collateral source under N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97, she asserts that she is entitled to a credit against ... security disability benefits in that context.     The collateral source rule, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97, enacted in 1987, provides in full as follows:     In any ...

docket:	A0578-02
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2003-11-10
status:	published
citation:	364 N.J. Super. 144 834 A.2d 104
Document Size:	25734

24 FINDERNE MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC. v. JAMES W. BARRETT -- rank: 518

... has a strong public policy against permitting double recoveries. See N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 (collateral source statute permits the court to deduct any duplicative ...

docket:	a1057-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-09-09
status:	published
citation:	402 N.J.Super. 546 955 A.2d 940
Document Size:	146641

25 BEVERLY ADAMSON VS ROSARIO CHIOVARO, ET AL -- rank: 518

... as a result of New Jersey's collateral source rule. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. The issues do not lend themselves to easy resolution for ... received from her own insurers for her past economic loss.      N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 calls for the deduction of any amount a plaintiff has ... the parties and the ends of the collateral source statute. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. See footnote 2     Defendant's last contention is that the ...

docket:	a3168-95
court:	njappellate
decided:	1998-02-04
status:	published
citation:	308 N.J.Super. 70
Document Size:	25492

26 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROSALIE JEAN RYAN -- rank: 512

... 425 N.J. Super. 196, 199 (Law Div. 2011); and N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 '[i]n any civil action brought for personal injury or ...

docket:	a2252-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-10-16
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	33364

27 MICHAEL VINCENT PUZIO, et al. v. GAINES MIMMS, D.S., and MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL -- rank: 499

... to modify the judgment based on the Collateral Source Statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97, and (3) striking the testimony of their expert, Dr. Reynolds ... jury's award for lost wages and life care expenses. N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 requires deduction from a personal injury award of any benefits ...

docket:	a6385-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-01-20
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	100737

28 JOSEPH C. SAITTA v. THEODORE HILLER, D.C. -- rank: 496

... benefits would appropriately qualify as a collateral source pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97 (the Collateral Source Rule). In an unpublished opinion, we reversed ... the pension benefits are a collateral source as defined by N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97, and should be deducted from plaintiff's jury award. "Statutory ... for the policy period during which the benefits are payable. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97.] The statute's two-fold purpose is well-settled: "'to ...

docket:	a4011-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-29
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	19923

29 VIRGINIA COCKERLINE v. KEVIN CLARK -- rank: 493

... with respect to the validity of the collateral source doctrine, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. Id. at 604. This archive is a service of Rutgers ...

docket:	a3706-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-09
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	54630

30 C.A. v. ERIC BENTOLILA, M.D. -- rank: 472

... damages must exclude sums subject to recoupment by Medicaid. See N.J.S.A. 2A:15-97. This concession and the appropriate calculations can be confirmed before ...

docket:	a5215-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-04-18
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	166438