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46 J.G. v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM - -- rank: 548

... result of the performance of his regular or assigned duties.' N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(a)(1). Accordingly, a claimant seeking accidental disability retirement benefits ... without any physical impact.' Following the 'direct result' requirement in N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(a)(1) and Richardson, the Court in Patterson held a ...

docket:	a1197-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-09-03
status:	Unpublished
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47 DAVID TELOFSKI v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 548

... was not eligible for accidental disability retirement benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7. Mattia, 455 N.J. Super. at 219. 'Mattia suffered a ...

docket:	a0048-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-11-07
status:	Unpublished
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48 IN RE N.J.A.C. 17:2-6.5. -- rank: 546

... See N.J.S.A. 18A:66-39(c) (TPAF); N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(a)(1) (PFRS); N.J.S.A. 53:5A-10 ...

docket:	a2059-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-06-21
status:	Published
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49 HAL SIMPKINS v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 543

... denying his application for accidental disability retirement benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7. In doing so, the Board adopted the initial decision of ... incident meets the definition of a traumatic event pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7. Further, the incident was undesigned and unexpected and his injury ... ordinary, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-6, and accidental, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), disability benefits. '[A]n accidental disability retirement A-4084 ...

docket:	a4084-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-10-31
status:	Unpublished
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50 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0380-21.opn.html -- rank: 540

... benefits entitles the recipient to two-thirds of final compensation. N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(2)(b). The qualifications to be awarded accidental disability retirement benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7 are therefore more restrictive than ordinary disability benefits. A-0380 ... To establish an entitlement to accidental disability retirement benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(a)(1), a claimant must prove: 1. that [they are ...

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51 JUSTINE BRANHAM v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 532

... as a result of her regular or assigned duties. See N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1). Because we find this case indistinguishable from Mattia v ... was not the result of the member's willful negligence.' N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1). As we recently explained in Mattia, to qualify for ...

docket:	a2345-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-03-21
status:	Unpublished
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52 JACLYN THOMPSON v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES TEACHERS PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND -- rank: 529

... dissent. 1 The Court was considering an accidental disability statute, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), under the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS ...

docket:	a5028-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-04-11
status:	published
citation:	449 N.J.Super. 478 158 A.3d 1195
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53 JUAN CORBACHO v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 529

... department which his employer is willing to assign to him. [ N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1).] As is clear from our factual recitation, the Supreme Court has clarified and refined the framework of N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) through a trilogy of cases. Consideration of these opinions ... unrelated events. Consequently, he provided no additional testimony. 2 Contrast N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(2)(b) (providing accidental disability retirement allowance equates to "2 ...

docket:	a1810-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-03-07
status:	unpublished
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54 MICHAEL NOWICKI v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM - -- rank: 527

... ordinary, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-6, and accidental, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), disability benefits. '[A]n accidental disability retirement entitles a ...

docket:	a2966-16
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-07-27
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55 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1619-18.opn.html -- rank: 527

... following two on-the-job accidents in 2007 and 2008. N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7, Defendant submitted reports from two doctors, Drs. John Gaffney and ... and assigned duties, as detailed by A-1619-18T4 5 . . . N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7[,]' and 'suffers no neck and back disability.' 2 Randolph- Prince ...

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56 ELDRIDGE HAWKINS II v. ANDREW HUTTER, M.D. -- rank: 527

... 52 (1976)). Here, plaintiff applied for accidental disability retirement benefits. N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) states: Upon the written application by a member in ...

docket:	a1783-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-10-07
status:	unpublished
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57 JOSEPH GUADAGNO, Petitioner- v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE & FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 524

... be contrary to the legislative objective of the amendment to N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7, which was to narrow the terms of eligibility for accidental ... Board was guided by the intent of the amendments to N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7 to narrow the award of accidental disability benefits. See Kane ... laws, however, would be contrary to the legislative amendment to N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7, which was to narrow the terms of eligibility for accidental ...

docket:	A1832-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-02-22
status:	unpublished
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58 WITHEY MILES v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 519

... pension systems is conditioned on "identical standards to those in N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7." Ibid. 2 We reject appellant's reliance on his claim ...

docket:	a5622-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-10-19
status:	unpublished
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59 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0755-18.opn.html -- rank: 513

... five years of the traumatic event that caused the disability. N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7. However, the five-year statute of limitations may be waived ... was not the result of the member's willful negligence.' N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7. In Richardson v. Board of Trustees, Police & Firemen's Retirement System, our Supreme Court distilled N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7 into a five-factor standard that an applicant must demonstrate ...

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60 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1622-20.opn.html -- rank: 513

... the performance of his [or her] regular or assigned duties.' N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(a)(1). A claimant seeking accidental disability retirement benefits must ... duty. [Richardson, 192 N.J. at 212-13.] See also N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(a)(1). To be traumatic, an event must be 'undesigned ...

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