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91 MEKISHA JOHNSON v. JESSICA FALASCA -- rank: 517

... a permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability." N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8. Plaintiff appeals from the October 6, 2011 Law Division order ...

docket:	a1256-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-03-01
status:	unpublished
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92 FELIX ALMANZAR-FLORES v. WILLIAM H. O'NEILL -- rank: 514

... claims are subject to the "verbal threshold" which, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a) of the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act (AICRA), allows ... clinical evidence,'" that he has suffered an injury enumerated in N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). Davidson v. Slater , 189 N.J. 166, 181 (2007) (quoting N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a)). The necessary objective evidence must be "derived from accepted ... alleged injury in order to avoid a directed verdict under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a)'s express standards. [ Id. at 187.] Here, the verbal ...

docket:	a2212-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-02-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
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93 Octavio Serrano v. Jacqueline Serrano, et al. -- rank: 511

... for certification. HELD: The Legislature considered the injuries enumerated in N.J.S.A . 39:6A-8(a) to be serious by definition. A plaintiff need only prove that he suffered an injury described in N.J.S.A . 39:6A-8(a)’s limitation on lawsuit threshold to recover noneconomic damages ... p. 15) 4. The Legislature considered the injuries enumerated in N.J.S.A . 39:6A-8(a)’s limitation on lawsuit threshold to recover noneconomic damages ... need only prove that he suffered an injury described in N.J.S.A . 39:6A-8(a)’s limitation on lawsuit threshold to recover noneconomic damages ...

docket:	a-99-03
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2005-06-14
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citation:
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94 WILLIAM JAMES v. ROSALIND RUIZ -- rank: 509

... a permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability." N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a); see also DiProspero , supra , 183 N.J. at 481 ... will not heal to function normally with further medical treatment." N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). 3 Dr. Falciani also noted in his report "mild ...

docket:	a3543-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-03-25
status:	published
citation:	440 N.J.Super. 45 111 A.3d 123
Document Size:	97965

95 Tracey A. Johnson and Christopher Johnson v. Benedict A. Scaccetti -- rank: 506

... v. Frank DeLuca Const. , 178 N.J. 513 , 522 (2004)). N.J. S.A. 39:6A-8(a) provides that a tortfeasor is “exempted from tort liability ...

docket:	a-36-06
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2007-07-31
status:
citation:	192 N.J. 256
Document Size:	70283

96 Tiffany N. Jastram v. Scott M. Kruse -- rank: 503

... in relying on the fact that had the verbal threshold, N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a), governed this action, Tiffany might not have overcome summary ... is so, the limited definition of “permanency” employed by N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a) was drafted to serve a specific public policy that ... Tiffany’s claim is not subject to the verbal threshold, N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a), nor does she contend that her injury resulted in ...

docket:	a-98-07
court:
decided:	2008-12-23
status:
citation:	197 N.J. 216
Document Size:	77312

97 BEN TORRES v. TIMOTHY DOHERTY -- rank: 503

... barred because they failed to 'pierce the verbal threshold' under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8. Thereafter the parties pursued discovery. The original discovery end date ... were 'subject to a Limitation on Lawsuit Threshold, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a),' which meant, under AICRA, plaintiffs were 'prohibited from pursuing ... meet the requirement to provide expert medical evidence. 4 See N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8 (addressing a plaintiff's burden under AICRA and defining a ...

docket:	a0554-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-02-01
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	32994

98 CHRISTINE M. DAVISON v. BETTE M. MAYERS -- rank: 501

... plaintiff was required to meet the verbal threshold requirement of N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). Plaintiff submitted a certificate of permanency by Dr. Best ... that plaintiff failed to satisfy the verbal threshold requirements of N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). Plaintiff filed two motions in limine, seeking to strike ... THE PLAINTIFF SUFFERED INJURIES THAT SATISFY THE PERMANENCY THRESHOLD IN N.J.S.A. 39:6A(8)(a) After carefully considering the record and briefs of counsel ...

docket:	a4971-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-09-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
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99 CHRISTIAN VOORHEES v. LILA R. UNKEL -- rank: 501

... summary judgment, arguing that the limitation on lawsuit threshold in N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a) applied to plaintiff's claims and he could not ... on lawsuit threshold or a policy without such a threshold. N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a) and (b). A person to whom the threshold applies ... reasonable degree of medical probability, other than scarring or disfigurement." N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). Here, defendant sought summary judgment on the ground that ... the limitation on lawsuit threshold applied to plaintiff pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8.1 because, at the time of the accident, he was ...

docket:	a6251-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-04-22
status:	unpublished
citation:
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100 JENNIFER A. KAMINSKI v. VIRGINIA S. MAYER -- rank: 498

... Soto v. Scaringelli , 189 N.J. 558 , 563 (2007) (quoting N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a)).] "An injury shall be considered permanent when the body ... will not heal to function normally with further medical treatment." N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). If an injured party in an automobile accident sues ...

docket:	a6580-06
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-01-09
status:	Published
citation:
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101 JENNIFER A. KAMINSKI v. VIRGINIA S. MAYER -- rank: 498

... Soto v. Scaringelli , 189 N.J. 558 , 563 (2007) (quoting N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a)).] "An injury shall be considered permanent when the body ... will not heal to function normally with further medical treatment." N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). If an injured party in an automobile accident sues ...

docket:	a2694-07
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2008-01-09
status:	unpublished
citation:
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102 MARIO H. AFRAM v. JACK S. HELLER -- rank: 498

... body that physicians are trained and statutorily licensed to do[,] N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8. (Footnotes omitted.)] and concluded that New Jersey statutes in all ... to conclude that a chiropractor is not a "physician" under N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8 and thus cannot offer expert testimony at trial to support ...

docket:	a4840-03
court:	njappellate
decided:	2005-10-04
status:	published
citation:	380 N.J. Super. 545
Document Size:	44868

103 Maria Soto v.Lisa Scaringelli and James Scaringelli -- rank: 496

... to the plaintiff[] under the terms or by virtue of N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8.” After discovery was completed, defendants moved for summary judgment. In ...

docket:	a-17-06
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2007-03-21
status:
citation:	189 N.J. 558
Document Size:	61415

104 MICHAEL MARRANCA v. VALERY LOYTSKER -- rank: 493

... caused by the accident, as required by the verbal threshold, N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). During the trial, Marranca testified he continued to have ... will not heal to function normally with further medical treatment." N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). Here, the issue of permanence was disputed at trial ... no permanent injuries from the 2007 accident as required by N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). There is no merit to Marranca's argument that ...

docket:	a4273-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-08-08
status:	unpublished
citation:
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105 MARILYN Y. DOMENA v. NEW JERSEY RE-INSURANCE COMPANY -- rank: 493

... plaintiff did not comply with the verbal threshold requirements of N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a) by providing an expert report certifying that she sustained ... of her doctors to author a report to comply with N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a). The same motion judge who granted defendant's summary ... Davidson v. Slater , 189 N.J. 166, 181 (2007) (quoting N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a)). Rather, plaintiff contends that her attorney's malpractice in ... report to establish she sustained a permanent injury pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a), it is apparent from prior counsel's opposition brief ...

docket:	a6238-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-03-04
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	22747