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181 NATALYA A. STAROSTENKO v. THOMAS H. GODFREY -- rank: 544

... to file a late Notice of Tort Claim pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. For the reasons that follow, we reverse. On October 30 ... years from the time of the accrual of the claim. [ N.J.S.A. 59:8-9.] Prior to the amendment of the statute in 1994, the ... occurred precluded plaintiff from establishing the extraordinary circumstances required by N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 for the service of a late notice of claim); see ...

docket:	a5342-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-05-10
status:	unpublished
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182 RITA GILMARTIN v. PATROLMAN JASON KREIG PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP BURLINGTON COUNTY -- rank: 544

... of accrual of his claim except as otherwise provided in N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 . . . . Plaintiff filed her motion for leave to file a late ... extraordinary circumstances" for the relief she sought, as required by N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. That statute provides: A claimant who fails to file notice ... years from the time of the accrual of the claim. [ N.J.S.A. 59:8-9.] The statute expressly grants the Law Division discretion to determine what facts justify a late notice of claim. N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. "Although deference will ordinarily be given to the factual findings ...

docket:	a1831-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-07
status:	unpublished
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183 MARY GRIFFITH v. SOUTH JERSEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY -- rank: 544

... late notices of claim against SJTA and the State under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. In her affidavit supporting the motion, plaintiff asserted she was ... an oral opinion, reasoned that plaintiff demonstrated exceptional circumstances under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 justifying the late filing of the notices. The court relied ... that the public entity . . . has not been substantially prejudiced thereby." N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. The motion must be "supported by affidavits based upon personal ... not be "substantially prejudiced" by the granting of the application. N.J.S.A. 59:8-9; see also Escalante , supra , 283 N.J. Super. at 249 ...

docket:	a1285-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-01-26
status:	unpublished
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184 KIRK B. SPARKS v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 541

... leave to file a late notice of tort claim under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. In support of his motion, and to establish extraordinary circumstances ... Tpk. Auth., 236 N.J. 335, 345-46 (2019). Under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9, a claimant may be permitted to file the late notice ... permitting the filing of a late notice of claim under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9.' Allen v. Krause, 306 N.J. Super. 448, 455-56 ... high threshold of 'extraordinary A-5905-17T4 5 circumstances' under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. His conduct in the ninety days following the dismissal of ...

docket:	a5905-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-10-24
status:	Unpublished
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185 SHARON HARDY v. THERESA WRIGHT-JOHNSON -- rank: 538

... leave to file a notice of late claim pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 within the year following the accident. Instead, shortly before the ... period for filing is short, any harshness is alleviated by N.J.S.A. 59:8-9, which allows for the filing of late claims. Rogers v ... a late notice of claim within a reasonable time thereafter . . . [ N.J.S.A. 59:8-9.] The statutory scheme does not permit tort claims plaintiffs to ...

docket:	a2797-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-04-09
status:	unpublished
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186 CHARLES TALIAN v. DR. GREGORY PECK -- rank: 538

... COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN [ N.J.S.A.] 59:8-9 (Raised Below) A. The Discovery Rule was not Available to ... POINT III THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN FAILING TO FIND [ N.J.S.A.] 59:8-9 BARRED PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM (Raised Below). The issue of the ...

docket:	a2357-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-03-15
status:	Unpublished
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187 DOROTHY CORLISS and VERNON CORLISS, husband et al. v. et al. -- rank: 538

... of the claim within one year of accrual, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. The motion judge initially heard arguments on January 5, 2006 ... ability to salvage their claim was to move pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9, which provides, A claimant who fails to file notice of ... time denied plaintiff the ability to move for relief under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. Id. at 42. In Anske v. Palisades Park , 1 39 ... plaintiff lost the opportunity to move for relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. Id. at 349-50. Unlike either of those cases, here ...

docket:	A0245-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-05-14
status:	unpublished
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188 DOUGLAS BATES v. TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON -- rank: 536

... years from the time of the accrual of the claim. [N.J.S.A. 59:8-9.] Therefore, in order to file a late notice of claim ... investigation' is insufficient to constitute the substantial prejudice requirement under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. Mendez, 416 N.J. Super. at 535. Substantial prejudice '[g ...

docket:	a0588-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-10-26
status:	Unpublished
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189 TONI CLARK v. ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE -- rank: 536

... nor had she filed one subsequently, despite the provisions of N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. The judge observed that N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 permits the filing of a late tort claims notice at ... requirements of N.J.S.A. 59:8-8 and N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. Moreover, even if we were to consider plaintiff's January ...

docket:	a4184-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-02-23
status:	unpublished
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190 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3694-17.opn.html -- rank: 536

... the New Jersey Tort Claim Act (TCA) in accordance with N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. They contend that plaintiff failed to present any extraordinary circumstances ... circumstances she contended justified a late tort claim notice under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. At the hearing, plaintiff, twenty-seven years old at the ... In 1994, the Legislature added the 'extraordinary circumstances' language to N.J.S.A. 59:8- - 9, to replace a 'fairly permissive standard' with a 'more demanding ...

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191 ANTONIO CHAPARRO NIEVES v. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER -- rank: 533

... seek leave of court to file a late claim notice. N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. In Rogers v. Cape May Office of the Public Defender ... motion for leave to file a late claim notice. Ibid.; N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. The Court held the date the indictment was dismissed was ...

docket:	a4475-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-11-28
status:	Unpublished
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192 JAMES JONES v. NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION -- rank: 533

... that late notices of claim should be allowed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. The "extraordinary circumstances" language was added to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 in 1994 with the purpose of "rais[ing] the bar ... quoting Lowe v. Zarghami , 158 N.J. 606 , 625 (1999)). " N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 does not define `extraordinary circumstances.' In common parlance the term ...

docket:	a5393-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-09-05
status:	unpublished
citation:	197 N.J. 476
Document Size:	38727

193 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0322-21.opn.html -- rank: 533

... of accrual of the claim except as otherwise provided in N.J.S.[A. ]59:8-9 . . . .' N.J.S.A. 59:8-8(a). N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 allows a court to permit a party to file a ...

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194 JAMES HOWE v. NEW JERSEY TRANSIT CORP -- rank: 525

... one year of the date of the accident, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. On May 13, 2005, an order was entered granting plaintiff ...

docket:	a5362-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-07-22
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	41998

195 SAMANTHA JAMES v. SUSSEX COUNTY JAIL -- rank: 525

... to file a late notice of tort claim pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-9. For the reasons that follow, we reverse. Rule 1:6 ... Div. 2003), certif. denied , 179 N.J. 309 (2004). Moreover, N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 states that applications to the court for leave to file ... upon a certification of counsel complies "with the spirit of [ N.J.S.A. 59:8-9], if not the rule itself, and that defendants' hypertechnical reading ... days of accrual. N.J.S.A. 59:8-8. N.J.S.A. 59:8-9 authorizes the filing of a late claim beyond the ninety ...

docket:	a0158-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-11-24
status:	unpublished
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