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31 James E. Tlumac v. High Bridge Stone -- rank: 699

... is the “natural and proximate cause” of the injury, N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. (pp. 6-7) 2. Courts have interpreted N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 to mean that intoxication must be the sole cause of ... High Bridge raised the statutory defense of intoxication, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. At the hearing before the compensation judge, petitioner and his ... a bar to recovery of benefits in limited circumstances. See N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. The Act provides that compensation benefits are required in cases ... with the long-standing interpretation that courts have given to N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 and the legislative acquiescence in that interpretation, we conclude that ...

docket:	a-69-05
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decided:	2006-07-19
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citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
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32 Jumpp v. City of Ventnor -- rank: 675

... injuries �arising out of and in the course of employment.� N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. The Act describes employment as commenc[ing] when an employee ... be �in the course of employment� for the purposes of N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. Ibid. (citation omitted). ����Over time, however, rigid application of the ... whether Jumpp�s injury �ar[ose] out of� his employment. N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. Because the courts below did not address that issue, we ...

docket:	a-37-02
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2003-08-13
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citation:	177 N.J. 470
Document Size:	52123

33 SAMUEL KAMENETTI v. SANGILLO & SONS, LLC - -- rank: 672

... the employer without regard to the negligence of the employer[.]' N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 (emphasis added). This ''broad statutory language'' led to decisions upholding ... shower or fall while putting on their clothes or shoes. N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. Rather, they are engaged in personal hygiene and personal grooming ... is the standard for the 'arising out of' portion of N.J.S.A. 34:15-7's 'arising out of and in the course of employment ...

docket:	a0394-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-08-08
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34 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2035-17.opn.html -- rank: 670

... meaning of the 'horseplay or skylarking' provision of the WCA. N.J.S.A. 34:15-7.1. That statute provides that [a]n accident to an ... of such employee and shall be compensable under the act[.] [N.J.S.A. 34:15-7.1.] Thus, the court concluded, Johns's injuries are compensable ... accident arising out of and in the course of employment[.]' N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. The WCA authorizes benefits 'irrespective of the fault of the ... of such employee and shall be compensable under the act[.]' N.J.S.A. 34:15-7.1. The plain language of the statute 'emphasizes an intent ... agree with the trial court that the express provisions of N.J.S.A. 34:15-7.1 encompass Wengerter's acts and bar Johns's claims ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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35 ANN PRETTYMAN VS STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 667

... and in the course of [her] employment" as required by N.J.S.A. 34:15-7, and therefore, she is not entitled to compensation. N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 states, in pertinent part: ������������When employer and employee shall by ... the course of employment shall be made by the employer .... ��������[ N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 (emphasis added).] An occurrence will be considered an accident "if ... an injury arose out of the employment as required by N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. Verge , supra , 272 N.J. Super. at 126-28. The ... that petitioner's injury arose out of her employment under N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. ����The doctrine invoked by the State that "layoff decisions and ... establish that the injury arose during the course of employment. N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. "An accident arises in the course of employment when ` ...

docket:	a2804-95
court:	njappellate
decided:	1997-03-11
status:	published
citation:	298 N.J.Super. 580
Document Size:	39409

36 GREGORY VAN SCIVER v. JERSEY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC - -- rank: 667

... City of Ventnor, 177 N.J. 470, 476 (2003) (quoting N.J.S.A. 34:15-7). The WC Act describes employment as commenc[ing] when an ... personal vehicle. In support of that position, Jersey Mechanical cited N.J.S.A. 34:15-7, which states that injuries stemming from an employee's willful ... circumstances' under which petitioner could be precluded from recovering under N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 were not supported by the facts presented at the trial ...

docket:	a3524-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-11-15
status:	Unpublished
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37 Sandra E. Brower v. ICT Group -- rank: 667

... accidents �arising out of and in the course of employment.� N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 (as enacted by L. 1911, c. 95, � 7). Courts in ...

docket:	a-40-99
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2000-07-13
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citation:	164 N.J. 367
Document Size:	80945

38 MANUEL LAMBOUR v. ADAMAR OF NEW JERSEY INC -- rank: 662

... in the course of his employment with that entity. See N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. Adamar argues that, to prevail on a claim that Fund ...

docket:	a4739-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2011-01-11
status:	unpublished
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39 JAMES P. RENNER - v. AT&T - -- rank: 662

... Section 31), or the standard governing cardiovascular injury or death, N.J.S.A. 34:15-7.2 (Section 7.2). AT&T argues that the compensation ...

docket:	a3237-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-11-29
status:	unpublished
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40 AUDREY KERNAN v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY - -- rank: 662

... of and in the Course of Her Employment Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. B. In the Alternative, Petitioner's Accident is Compensable as ... out of and in the course of employment," pursuant to N.J.S.A. 34:15-7, or alternatively, because the accident satisfies an exception to the ... visits, her accident and any resulting injuries should be compensable. N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 provides, in relevant part, that [w]hen employer and employee ... of employment and, therefore, was not a compensable claim under N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. B. Petitioner next asserts that the accident was compensable under ...

docket:	a4261-11
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-06-19
status:	Published
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41 MICHAEL TUMOLO v. COUNTY OF OCEAN ROAD DEPARTMENT -- rank: 654

... to the schedule contained in [the] sections . . . of this Title[.] [ N.J.S.A. 34:15-7.] Initially the Act did not contain a definition of employment ...

docket:	a2162-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-11
status:	unpublished
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42 MICHAEL TUMOLO v. COUNTY OF OCEAN ROAD DEPARTMENT -- rank: 654

... to the schedule contained in [the] sections . . . of this Title[.] [ N.J.S.A. 34:15-7.] Initially the Act did not contain a definition of employment ...

docket:	a2392-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-11
status:	unpublished
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43 Miguel Valle - v. LML Supermarkets -- rank: 651

... of and in the course of employment" either by accident, N.J.S.A. 34:15-7, or by contracting a "compensable occupational disease," N.J.S ...

docket:	a1910-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2010-04-16
status:	Unpublished
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44 GARY STREEPER v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY - -- rank: 643

... accident arising out of and in the course of employment . . . .' N.J.S.A. 34:15- 7. Recovery under the WCA is 'the exclusive remedy for an ...

docket:	a1625-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-03-08
status:	Unpublished
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45 Mary Richter v. Oakland Board of Education -- rank: 640

... employer, according to the schedule [codified by the WCA].” N.J.S.A. 34:15-7. The WCA further states: Such agreement shall be a surrender ...

docket:	a-23-19
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2021-06-08
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