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16 VANCE BANKS v. KELLY L. GUNDERSON -- rank: 805

... 59:1-2; N.J.S.A. 59:1-3; N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a); see Posey v. Bordentown Sewerage Auth., 171 N.J ... the TCA). As a starting point to our TCA analysis, N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b) provides that '[a]ny liability of a public entity ... is generally the rule and liability is the exception. See N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b); Fluehr v. City of Cape May, 159 N.J ...

docket:	a0569-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-05-30
status:	unpublished
citation:
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17 MARC J. MIGNANO v. JIM SULLIVAN, INC. -- rank: 805

... provision is subject to the immunities enumerated in the TCA. N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b); Tice v. Cramer , 133 N.J. 347 , 355-56 ... Bordentown Sewerage Auth. , 171 N.J. 172 , 181 (2002) (citing N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a)); Russo Farms, Inc. v. Vineland Bd. of Educ. , 144 ... is subject to the immunities set forth in the TCA. N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b). Tice , supra , 133 N.J. at 355-56; Turner ...

docket:	a2995-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
citation:
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18 JOHN SEALS v. COUNTY OF MORRIS -- rank: 805

... v. State , 76 N.J. 515, 520-21 (1978) (quoting N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b)); see also Weiss v. N.J. Transit , 128 N ... General's Task Force on Sovereign Immunity (1972), cmt. to N.J.S.A. 59:2-1. In view of these precedents, courts have generally declined to ...

docket:	a5433-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-11-24
status:	published
citation:	417 N.J.Super. 74 8 A.3d 796
Document Size:	84750

19 JOHN A. AMENDOLIA, III v. GREGORY J. REYES -- rank: 798

... for injury '[e]xcept as otherwise provided' by the [TCA]. N.J.S.A. 59:2-1. [Id. at 242 (ninth alteration in original).] N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b) provides that '[a]ny liability of a public entity ... Reading N.J.S.A. 38A:13-1.2 and N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b) together aligns with this State's strong public policy ...

docket:	a2485-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-06-25
status:	unpublished
citation:
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20 RICHARD CAPORUSSO v. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES -- rank: 796

... public entity or a public employee or any other person." N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a). Accordingly, immunity generally applies and "liability is the exception ...

docket:	a2266-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-09-18
status:	published
citation:	434 N.J.Super. 88 82 A.3d 290
Document Size:	71176

21 Marcinczyk v. State of New Jersey Police Training Commission -- rank: 791

... 169 N.J. 119 , 124 (2001). 2 See, e.g. , N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a) (“Except as otherwise provided by this [A]ct ... the TCA, the Legislature broadly re-imposed sovereign immunity. See N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a) (“Except as otherwise provided by this act, a ... the public entity if it were a private person.” N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b). The Legislature thereupon delineated when a public entity may ... footing as private entities with respect to certain liabilities. See N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b). Private entities can limit and circumscribe those liabilities through ... defined in N.J.S.A. 59:1-3. 3 N.J.S.A. 59:2-1 permits courts to “‘continue to recognize common law ... Margolis & Novak, Claims Against Public Entities , comment 5(c) to N.J.S.A. 59:2-1 (2010) (quoting 1972 Task Force Comment to N.J. ...

docket:	a-19-09
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2010-10-18
status:
citation:
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22 DIANA ACEVEDO v. CITY OF MILLVILLE -- rank: 777

... 2012) (quoting Kahrar, 171 N.J. at 3); see also N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a) ('Except as otherwise provided by [the TCA], a public ...

docket:	a0988-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-12-17
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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23 JANE DOE v. RICHARD BURKE -- rank: 770

... public entity or a public employee or any other person.' N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a). Where the TCA establishes liability against a public entity, it is entitled to immunities and defenses. N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b). Under N.J.S.A. 59:2-2(a ...

docket:	a4920-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-08-17
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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24 LETTITIA JACKSON v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 770

... immune from tort liability unless the Act expressly provides otherwise. N.J.S.A. 59:2-1. The statute states: a. Except as otherwise provided by this ... to the public entity if it were a private person. [ N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a) and (b).] See also Weiss v. N.J. Transit ... v. State , 116 N.J. 55 , 59 (1989). See also N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a) (providing that "[e]xcept as otherwise provided by this ...

docket:	a4975-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-12-21
status:	unpublished
citation:
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25 SAVAN DESAI v. WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 758

... following arguments for our consideration: A. THE PLAIN LANGUAGE OF [N.J.S.A. 59:2-1.3] OBVIATES THE NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE TCA. B ... Finally, the bills amended the TCA. S. 477 (2019) (creating N.J.S.A. 59:2-1.3 and adding 59:8-3(b)); A. 5392 (2019) (updating N.J.S.A. 59:2-1.3). Under the newly added N.J.S.A. 59 ... in section 1 of [L. 1992, c. 109]. And, under N.J.S.A. 59:2-1.3(a)(1), TCA 'immunity from civil liability' for public ... the negligent hiring, supervision or retention of any public employee.' N.J.S.A. 59:2-1.3(a)(2). The Legislature provided this new liability standard ... as of that effective date.' A. 5392 (2019). Moreover, under N.J.S.A. 59:2-1.3(b), '[e]very action at law involving a ...

docket:	a1571-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-12-16
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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26 S.P v. NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT -- rank: 758

... public entity or a public employee or any other person." N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a). Consistent with the dominant theme of the TCA, "[w ...

docket:	a5591-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-09-27
status:	published
citation:	428 N.J.Super. 210 52 A.3d 178
Document Size:	68777

27 SNYDER V. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS -- rank: 755

... out of an act or omission of the public entity .�.�.�." N.J.S.A. 59:2-1. "Public entity" is defined to "include[] the State, and any ...

docket:	a-97-95
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1996-06-04
status:
citation:	144 N.J. 269
Document Size:	144280

28 DAMIEN ROSE BRUNO v. JEFFERSON STREET ASSOCIATES LLC -- rank: 753

... to the public entity if it were a private person. [N.J.S.A. 59:2-1.] Furthermore, N.J.S.A. 59:2-3(a) states ...

docket:	a0843-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-03-23
status:	Unpublished
citation:
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29 MICHAEL C. KAIN v. GLOUCESTER CITY -- rank: 751

... act, a public entity is not liable for an injury . . . ." N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(a). Further, "[a]ny liability of a public entity established ... to the public entity if it were a private person." N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b). "[I]immunity is the dominant theme of the Act ... 1994) (quoting Weiss , supra , 128 N.J. at 383). Because N.J.S.A. 59:2-1(b) "is intended to insure that any immunity provisions provided ... Attorney General's Task Force on Sovereign Immunity, Comment to N.J.S.A. 59:2-1 , at 210 (May, 1972) (Task Force Comment to N.J.S.A. 59:2-1), "the approach should be whether an immunity applies and if ... will prevail over the liability provisions." Task Force Comment to N.J.S.A. 59:2-1, supra , at 210; Weiss , supra , 128 N.J. at ...

docket:	a4854-12
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
citation:	436 N.J.Super. 466 94 A.3d 937
Document Size:	46208

30 Victoria Crisitello v. St. Theresa School -- rank: 739

... he is immune from liability as a public employee under N.J.S.A. 59:2-1. If there is no genuine dispute of material fact concerning ...

docket:	a-63-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-14
status:
citation:
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